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Payinjiar-County-Social-Map.Pdf COUNTY SOCIAL MAP PayinJIAR COUNTY SOUTH SUDAN R . P h o OVERVIEW w (B a h r MAYOM e l- Z e r a Payinjiar County was one of the nine counties of the former Unity f ) State. Now, it is one of the three counties of the newly formed Unity State’ which is also called Southern Liech State. It serves NYAL as a connection between Southern Liech State and Lake State, and has one large river port which connects Jonglei, Central Equatoria and Upper Nile. It borders Mayiandit County to the KOL north, the northern counties of Lake State to the south and west R . M and Fangak County of Lake State to the east (across the Nile). o c The county is 1,100 km2 in size, and features flood plains. As one h PAYINIAR THOAMHOM of the three conflict-affected states of South Sudan, it poses immense challenges in development interventions, including those for polio eradication and routine immunization. A large PACHAK GANYLIEL number of the people in this county are internally displaced, TIAP while others are island dwellers and pastoralists. PACHIENJOK KEY CHALLENGES PACHAAR • Challenging in terms of security and access • Some payams are accessible only during the dry season • Poor infrastructure • Less than basic health facilities Risk Low RISK AND ACCESS ANALYSIS Medium The county can be divided into two risk areas – medium and High low. The border with the Lake State counties is a medium-risk area because of cattle raiding. The rest of the county can be considered to be a low-risk area, though cattle raiding is also common there. FAST facTS May to October is the rainy season, and the whole county • Payams: 10 becomes isolated from its host state and the neighbouring Lake State during this period. This reduces the accessibility of the • Bomas: 28 county as a whole. Moch River in the southern part of the county cuts off some areas of villages when it is full. Interstate and inter- • Villages: 43 county conflicts make some parts of the county inaccessible, and cattle camps are equally inaccessible during the dry season • Population: 72,196 because of the poor road network. The River Nile provides limited connectivity in the rainy season. Payinjiar can be • Children under 5: 1,444 accessed via river and road from Bentiu during the dry season. • Functional health facilities: 13 • Development organizations: 9 POPULATION Women of child– Total bearing population Children <1 Pregnant Children <5 age (15–49) Payams Names of HFS and main villages in 2015 year (4%) women (4%) years (21%) years old HF: IRC PHCC Ganyliel 5,620 225 225 1,180 1,405 Main villages: Ganyliel, Dekom and Pannhial HF: Kol PHCU Kol 4,713 189 189 990 1,178 Main villages: Machar, Pathiel and Kuol HF: Mayom PHCU Mayom Main villages: Maluak, Kanynhial, Kuon and 4,078 163 163 856 1,020 Borjangni HF: Nyal PHCC Nyal 13,865 555 555 2,912 3,466 Main villages: Nyandong, Nyal, Palual and Yup HF: Pachaar PHCU Pachaar 6,956 278 278 1,461 1,739 Main villages: Pachar, Pariel, Makur and Parun HF: Pachak PHCU Pachak 3,916 157 157 822 979 Main villages: Maper, Morgook and Nyajang HF: Pachienjok PHCU Pachienjok Main villages: Pachienjok, Pakam and 2,700 108 108 567 675 Dhornyakni HF: Payinjiar PHCU. Hospital has been built but it is not functioning. Payinjar 2,026 81 81 425 507 Main villages: Pothlor, Payinjiar, Chuk and Bonglach HF: Thoarnom PHCU Thoarnhom 3,103 124 124 652 776 Main villages: Jiech, Kei and Thoarnom HF: Tiap PHCU Tiap 3,746 150 150 787 937 Main villages: Tiap, Laidit, Taweng and Pabuong Total 50,723 2,030 2,030 10,652 12,682 Source: Projected census data, May 2016 OVERVIEW OF HARD-TO-REACH GROUPS Internally displaced Population in Children< 1 Children< 5 Payam persons cattle camps Population year year Households GanylielOVERVIEW OF HEALTH FACILI11,000 TIES 500 5,620 225 1,180 981 Kol – 1,000 4,713 189 990 828 Mayom – 100 4,078 163 856 710 Nyal 12,000 – 13,865 555 2,912 2,388 Pachaar – 100 6,956 278 1,461 1,221 Pachak – – 3,916 157 822 534 Pachienjok – 100 2,700 108 567 528 Payinjiar – 300 2,026 81 425 354 Thoarnom – – 3,103 124 652 470 Tiap – 100 3,746 150 787 662 Total 23,000 2,200 50,723 2,030 10,652 8,676 Source: Data has been collected and compiled from different government and non-government sources, May 2016 Overview OF HEALTH faciliTIES Number of primary health care units Number of primary health centres (PHCCs) (PHCUs) Number of bomas and Permanent Permanent *quarter Number of Non– (P) or Non– (P) or councils Payam hospitals Functional functional temporary (T) Functional functional temporary (T) served Ganyliel – 1 – – 1 – – – Kol – – – – – – – Mayom – – – – – – – – Nyal – 1 – – 1 – – – Pachaar – – – – – – – – Pachak – – – – – – – – Pachienjok – – – – – – – – Payinjar 1 – 1 – 1 – – – Thoarnhom – – – – – – – – Tiap – – – – – – – – Total 1 2 – – 2 – – – Source: Payinjiar County Health Department, May 2016 COMMUNICATION INTerface Group Payam Number of bomas Number of villages Number of schools Number of churches Number of mosques Number of traditional healers Number of social mobilizers Number of supervisors dance groups Traditional with names of payams, e.g., Ganyliel Traditional Dance Name and number of radio stations Name and number of partners for communication interventions Languages spoken 3, IRC, Mercy Corps Ganyliel 3 5 2 3 – 1 1 – 1 and UNIDO Kol 4 11 1 1 – 1 1 – 1 Mayom 4 10 1 3 – 2 1 – 1 Nyal 4 17 4 1 – 1 1 – 1 Pachaar 4 8 1 1 – 1 1 – 1 2, Miraya and Nuer, English Bentiu FM 4, IRC, Mercy Corps, and Arabic Pachak 3 7 1 1 – – 1 – 1 Sign of Hope and UNIDO Pachienjok 3 5 1 1 – – 1 – 1 Payinjar 4 6 2 2 – – 2 1 1 Thoarnhom 3 5 1 1 – 1 1 – 1 Tiap 4 8 1 1 – – 1 – 1 Total 36 82 15 15 – 7 11 1 10 2 4 3 Source: Data has been collected and compiled from various government and non-government sources, May 2016 NO OF SOCIAL MOBILIZERS = 11 2 PanyijiaR Detailed map County capital Main town Village LEER R . Ph State border ow (B a h r e County border l- Z e ra f) Payam boundary Mayom Main road Other road River Marshland Cattle camp Nyal Church School Market Kol Waterpoint Health care R Traditional healer . M o c Payiniar h Airstrip Port IDP camp Inaccessible during Thoamhom rainy season Pachak Tayar Port Ganyliel Tiap Pachienjok Pachaar 0 20 km YIROL EAST Disclaimer: The payam boundaries shown in this social map are only to facilitate polio campaigns and routine immunization. They therefore do not have any official or political implications. Published by UNICEF South Sudan, May 2016.
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