WHO in Sudan

Strengthening GAVI’s support to countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

The Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan hosted the 18^th meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional (EMR) GAVI Working Group was conducted on 17 and 18 September in Khartoum, Sudan, to discuss and deliberate issues related to the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization’s (GAVI) support at country level. The meeting included participants from the Ministries of Health, WHO and UNICEF from the 7 GAVI supported countries (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan and South Sudan) as well as from WHO and UNICEF regional offices.

FMoH and WHO appeal for support to intensify fight against non-communicable diseases

Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health together with the World Health Organization called on all stakeholders to support efforts to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country. This appeal was made on the occasion of the first ever high-level meeting convened by the United Nations on non-communicable disease prevention and control. Global leaders have met at the United Nations in New York from 19-20 September 2011 to set a new international agenda to tackle NCDs in the future.

Sudan celebrates World Breastfeeding Week

12 September 2011 - Today marks the launch of the World Breastfeeding Week in Sudan with a high-level gathering of health authorities in Sudan in Khartoum. Representatives of the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Federal Ministry of Health committed for a strengthened implementation of breastfeeding campaign.

While the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Sudan has increased from 36% in 2006 to 41% in 2010 according to the Sudan Household Surveys, it highlights the need to further increase awareness in the community and among health workers.

Regional Workshop for comprehensive Multi-Year Plan (cMYP) for EPI opens in Khartoum

11 September 2011 – The 5-day regional training workshop on developing a comprehensive multiyear plan (cMYP) for countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region opened on 11 September in Khartoum with participants from Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia and Sudan.

The training workshop aims to develop or update the participating countries’ comprehensive multiyear plans in line with the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy including the costing and financing component.

Sudan celebrates World Blood Donor Day

Carrying hope for more voluntary blood donors

The Federal Ministry of Health of the Republic of Sudan and the Ministry of Health - White Nile State in collaboration with World Health Organization celebrated World Blood Donors Day on 14 June 2011 with the theme “More blood. More life”. This theme reinforces the urgent need for more people all over the world to become life-savers by volunteering to donate blood regularly.

President Al-Bashir applauds Malaria Control Programme in Sudan

Sudan celebrated the World Malaria Day this year with pride for its Malaria Control Programme’s successful effort to remarkably reduce the number of cases over the last 10 years - from more than 4 million malaria cases in the year 2000 to less than 1 million malaria cases in 2010. Between 2001 and 2010, the number of deaths due to malaria has significantly reduced to 75%.

Health Cluster preparedness for returnees to Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State in southern Sudan

Over the past three months, approximately 50 000 southern Sudanese returned to Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State. As an estimated 70% have decided to stay around the urban areas of Aweil, the state capital, and other county capitals, there is a need to ensure that basic services are provided. More returnees are expected to arrive in the coming months which will increase the need to scale up the provision of services.

The human face of tuberculosis in Sudan

Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in Sudan and annually thousands of people die of the disease, which is both curable and very much preventable. Through the national tuberculosis control programme, the Government has been striving to detect a greater number of cases, provide care to tuberculosis patients and involve other sectors in tuberculosis control efforts.

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Health Resources Availability Mapping System

HeRAMS (Health Resources Availability Mapping System) provides summary and analysis for the available health resources in Greater Darfur for the 2nd quarter of 2010 considering key parts of the parameters covered by the system.

HeRAMS is a software-based information system developed by WHO to support the collection, collation and analysis of information on the availability of health resources in different areas and locations and by type of point of delivery and level of care. It aims to address the needs/gaps expressed by the health working groups on Coordination and Management, by providing timely, relevant and reliable information on the Availability of Health Resources in Crisis settings.

HeRAMS provides a tool for assessing, monitoring, and processing comprehensive set of available health resources data collected at health facility level. It covers; exact geographical location of the HF, type, functionality, building type, inpatient capacity, managing and supporting partners, health personnel, and health services provided at different levels of healthcare.

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For the first time, Sudan together with all member states in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, participated in the celebration of Vaccination Week from 24 to 30 April 2010. Various activities were conducted to strengthen partnership of the Federal Ministry of Health with various sectors in the society including the private sector, the pediatric society, the media members, government agencies and civil society organizations.

Primarily, the vaccination week aims to solicit support through partnership with a wide range of organizations. It also focuses to promote Government’s commitment of immunization and informs communities about the importance of immunization particularly on those areas tagged as ‘risk areas.’