High levels of blindness in southern Sudan following years of war
Surveys conducted in southern Sudan, after conflict there ended in 2004, found much higher levels of blindness than anticipated. The results, published in PLoS Medicine, have major implications for the provision of health services in the region. Sudan is the largest country in Africa and one of the poorest in the world. The southern region of the country is very remote and was devastated b...Massive herds of animals found to still exist in Southern Sudan
Aerial surveys by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society confirm the existence of more than 1.2 million white-eared kob, tiang antelope and Mongalla gazelle in Southern Sudan, where wildlife was thought to have vanished as a result of decades-long conflict. Despite the war, some species of wildlife in Southern Sudan, last surveyed more than 25 years ago, have not only survived but ha...Lack of Funds in Sudan-Pathway to Epidemic Outbreaks
World Health Organization (WHO) said that due to lack of funds, Sudan would face adverse health consequences. There is a reduced access to safe water// and healthcare services resulting in a possible significant rise in cases of malaria, meningitis, diarrhea diseases, acute respiratory infections and measles. Ala Din Alwan, WHO's representative for health action in crises said that this...WHO: Lives At Risk In Sudan As Diseases Soar, Call for Funding
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for more funds to combat the major outbreaks of cholera and meningitis, which has put the lives of millions of people at risk in Sudan//. If appropriate health control measures are not instituted at the earliest, the incidence and prevalence of these deadly diseases is only expected to accelerate in the forthcoming weeks. Currently, Su...Bird Flu Spreads To Sudan & China Reports Of Another Case
Magdi Salih, the head of the epidemics department, announced that on Tuesday tests carried out by Sudanese authorities on a man and chickens had proved positive for bird flu, but the announcement did not state if the virus was the deadly H5N1 strain. // The infected chickens were found at two farms in Sudan's Khartoum and Jazeera provinces, one of which belonged to the infected man. S...AIDS Cases In Sudan Increasing
People in south Sudan are at a higher risk of developing HIV/AIDS, Sudanese Minister of Labor, Public Service and Manpower, Alison Manani Magaya has warned. Khartoum Monitor// reports that Magaya issued the warning at a graduation ceremony for an HIV/AIDS training program. Magaya said that the influx of refugees from other countries having a high prevalence of HIV was a concern. "The...Bird flu threat in South Sudan
According to the Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the first case of bird flu has been reported in a poultry farm in the capital city of Juba on Tuesday//. The fatal virus was confirmed on Sept.6 and was affecting local fowl, said the chairman of the National Task Force on Bird Flu Sam Okware. He said, "I have directed local health and veterinary officials in various districts all...