PURPOSE To complete the baseline trachoma map of Sudan by estimating the prevalence of trachoma and associated risk factors in the five Darfur States and Khartoum State. METHODS Using a standardized methodology developed for the Global Trachoma Mapping Project, we undertook a cross sectional, community-based survey in each of 32 evaluation units (EUs) covering all accessible districts. RESU...

In an effort to intervene in the relentless food shortages during famine periods Darfur and elsewhere country, Sudanese Government has vested interest exploiting indigenous resources that are often given less development attention. The objective of this study was gain insights value other perceptions associated with, Khemiss-tweira, together with pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) as a coping se...

1Department of Internal Medicine, Nyala Sudan Turkish Training Hospital, Nyala, Darfur, Sudan 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nyala Sudan Turkish Training Hospital, Nyala, Darfur, Sudan 3Department of Internal Medicine, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey Approach to Fever in Sub-Saharan Tropical Africa Sahra Altı Tropikal Afrika’da Ateşe Yaklaşım 326 Letter to the Editor / E...

The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the extent and quality of implementing the Reaching Every Distrtic (RED) approach in North Sudan and its impact on immunization coverage. The evaluation was conducted in all 70 districts of North Sudan, excluding Darfur. District RED implementation data for 2006 were collected from district staff and used to quantify implementation by calculating Imp...

OBJECTIVES We used the Atrocities Documentation Survey to determine whether Sudanese government forces were involved in racially targeting sexual victimization toward ethnically African women in the Darfur region of western Sudan. METHODS The US State Department conducted the survey by interviewing a randomized multistage probability sample of 1136 Darfur refugees at 20 sites in Chad in 2004....

Rainfed agriculture in Northern Darfur is influenced by erratic seasonal and decadal rainfall patterns frequent droughts. Understanding the spatio-temporal variation rainfed crucial for promoting food security, socio-economic stability protecting vulnerable ecosystem. This study aimed to investigate dynamics of North State from 1984–2019 using multitemporal Landsat observation data. Using rando...