Juba City Council authorities launched a cleaning program at Juba Teaching Hospital to boost sanitation.
Public Health Inspector Susan Dawud said they were implementing Mayor’s instructions to clean the hospital, Bakhita Radio reported.
She said after inspecting the hospital on Tuesday Juba City Mayor promised to collect garbage and that this morning he ordered 30 trucks to carry out the operation.
Ms Dawud added that on Thursday another team would be deployed to collect empty bottles around the compound.
She said they will plan with hospital authority to work together to keep the facility as clean as possible.
Ms Dawud said there is need to conduct health education to patients in wards to avoid unnecessary waste dumping.
She appealed to the hospital administration to ensure that surroundings were cleaned.
Ms Dawud warned that if the hospital management failed to maintain the sanitation of the wards they would be fined 100 South Sudanese Pounds.
The national health minister and Juba City Mayor on Tuesday visited Juba Teaching Hospital to assess the situation of the facility.
The mayor promised to supply beds to the hospital to avoid lying on the floor.