This report summarizes the status of the Dracunculiasis Eradication Program as of early 2005. Nine of the 20 countries that were endemic for this disease when the program began have already interrupted transmission, Asia is free of Guinea worm, and five of the remaining disease-endemic countries reported less than 50 cases each in 2004. Ghana and Sudan each reported 45% of the 16,026 cases in 2...

BACKGROUND Female genital mutilation or female circumcision (FGM) is a serious health problem in Sudan. This procedure is harmful to women and causes many complications during pregnancy and childbirth. OBJECTIVE This study aims to determine the female genital mutilation (FGM) and its associated factors in Sudan. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Data from Sudan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS - ...

The Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina is a resident of the Sahel and Sudan Savanna regions of Africa, ranging from the Senegal Basin and Guinea-Bissau Drainage in West Africa to the Western Ethiopian Highlands and South-West Rift Valley in East Africa. There are two black crowned-crane subspecies. The West African Crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina pavonina occupies the western part of this...