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Stakeholders meeting on strategic reorganization of community-directed treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis control, 30 May 2012

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WHO will host a stakeholders meeting on strategic reorganization of community-directed treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis control and co-implementation for neglected tropical diseases in South Sudan on 30 May 2012.

All partners working on, or interested in, onchocerciasis in South Sudan are expected to participate, as well as the Ministry of Health and other state and national level officials.

Onchocerciases

Key health-related statistics

Total population (000s) 8260
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) 2054.0
Total life expectancy at birth (years) 42.0

Source: Country statistical profiles (2013)

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