Sudan in winter

Multidimensional Poverty in Sudan and South Sudan

This paper assesses multidimensional poverty in Sudan and South Sudan. We use the National Baseline Household Surveys (NBHS) of 2009 to measure poverty incidence in education, consumption, access to public assets and possession of private assets across these two countries. We differentiate between children/teenagers aged six to fourteen years and adults aged fifteen years or older. We apply a c...

Identification and Frequency Distribution of Mosquito Species in Port Sudan, Eastern Sudan

ABSTRACT        Background and Objective: This descriptive study aimed to evaluate the presence and frequency distribution of mosquito species in the city of Port Sudan, Sudan.        Methods: After collection of 500 adult mosquitoes from different sectors of the city Port Sudan, they were classified using the morphological keys for...

Dracunculiasis in South Sudan

A Dinka-tribesman came to Marial Lou Hospital, South Sudan, in 2005. He experienced severe discomfort from a Dracunculus Medinensis (Guinea worm) emerging from his perineum (see Figures 1 and 2). The 80-cm-long parasite was successfully extracted. Persons get Dracunculiasis by drinking water containing water fleas harboring the larvae of the worm. The larvae are released into the water by the a...

Female circumcision in Sudan

Introduction Female circumcision (the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia) is widely practised in the Sudan. It has persisted for centuries because of lack of awareness and knowledge about its adverse physical and psycho-social consequences and because of a firm belief in its supposed benefits of ensuring female chastity and securing marriage and subsequent harmonious f...

Practical Action in Sudan