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Emergency vaccination in Jebel Amir
Vaccination against measles and polio is one of the priorities of the Government of South Sudan1 May 2013 – Over 47 000 children were vaccinated against measles and polio during an emergency vaccination campaign conducted from 4 to 10 April in Jebel Amir area, North Darfur. More than 110 000 people are believed to have sought refuge in five...
Obstetric training in Kutum
The skills acquired at the training will be evaluated by the Ministry of Health and WHO through monthly supervisory visits.1 May 2013 –WHO provided support to the State Ministry of Health of North Darfur in conducting a five-day training workshop in standard obstetric care for 25 midwives working in the Kutum locality. Maternal mortality remains...
World Health Day 2013: Measure your blood pressure, reduce your risk
14 April 2013, Khartoum – To mark World Health Day on 7 April, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for intensified efforts to prevent and control hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. Worldwide, high blood pressure is estimated to affect more than one in three adults aged 25 and over, or about one billion people....
Sudan renews commitment in the fight against tuberculosis
Thousands participated in this year's celebration of World TB Day in SudanKhartoum, 24 March 2013 – Thousands gathered today at the Friendship Hall in Khartoum to celebrate World TB Day 2013. Led by the Sudanese TB Patients' Association, 25 community-based organizations, including the women's union, youth organizations, student organizations, the...
Donors prompt response curbs spread of outbreak
Sudan’s Health Minister Bahr Idriss Abu-Garda with representatives of DFID, ECHO, and USAID received additional yellow fever vaccine at Khartoum International Airport.23 January 2013 - More than three million people were vaccinated against yellow fever in Darfur during the first and second phases of the vaccination campaign conducted between the...
Yellow fever update, 10 January 2013
ECHO supports the yellow fever emergency vaccination campaign in Darfur which commenced in November 2012.Phase II of the yellow fever vaccination campaign covered around 1.1 million population or 93% of the targeted population in South, West and Central Darfur. The outbreak has affected 35 localities in Central, South, West, North, and East...
Yellow fever vaccination campaign in Darfur continues
Swedish Ambassador J. Sadek, WHO Representative Dr A. Banerjee joined Health Minister B. Idriss Abu-Garda as he received around 1.3 million doses of yellow fever vaccine at Khartoum International Airport. 11 December 2012 - The first phase of the vaccination campaign ended on 7 December 2012. Results for the first phase are under way as...
Yellow fever outbreak in Sudan update, 26 November 2012
A joint Ministry of Health and WHO mission was in Darfur to assess the yellow fever outbreak Highlights As of 25 November 2012, 48% of the target population in West Darfur, 12% in Central Darfur, 19.9% in North Darfur and 6% in South Darfur were vaccinated against yellow fever in a 12-day vaccination campaign. Vaccination campaigns in targeted...
Yellow fever vaccination campaign begins in Darfur, 23 November
People gathered in one of the yellow fever vaccination points in El Geneina, West Darfur23 November 2012 - Thousands gathered in vaccination points in targeted localities in Darfur as Sudan’s Federal Ministry together with its health partners started a 12-day emergency response vaccination campaign. Some 2.2 million population in 12 prioritized...
Yellow fever outbreak in Sudan update, 18 November 2012
Localities affected by yellow fever are highlighted in red.Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health received the initial 800 000 doses of yellow fever vaccine on Friday, 16 November 2012, from the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine (ICG) to conduct an emergency response vaccination campaign in Darfur. The remaining doses from the commitment of...
