Oliver Heald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Oliver Heald on 2016-06-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department’s work in South Sudan.

Mr Nick Hurd

In 2016 DFID support in South Sudan has contributed to 2.3 million people receiving life-saving humanitarian assistance. Our education programmes have enabled 120,000 girls to complete primary education and provided 9.2 million textbooks. DFID’s Health Pooled Fund has provided primary care treatment to 8.7 million people.