Sudan

Fieldset

In 2005 decades of hostility split Sudan in two, when South Sudan broke away to form its own nation state. Various outstanding secession issues – including shared oil revenues and exact border demarcation – continue to foster tensions between them.

Sudan sits on the coast of the Red Sea and has a largely hot, dry climate.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) first worked in Sudan in 1979. Our work has focused on providing treatment for people caught up in conflict, treating neglected tropical diseases such as kala azar, and filling gaps in healthcare provision.

Lauralee

Doctor

Immunization and Maternal Health

In 1983, when I started to practice in Ontario, Canada, the routine schedule of immunization covered only a hand-full of infections: diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, measles,

16 Aug 2008 / 2 minute read

The Nuer People of Southern Sudan—Part 1

I have been remiss in not writing more about the Nuer people themselves.

15 Aug 2008 / 2 minute read

I know close to nothing about electricity, power generators, high frequency radios, house building or car fixing.

14 Aug 2008 / 1 minute read

Neglected Diseases and the 10/90 Gap

Southern Sudan has one of the highest concentrations of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD's) in the world.

13 Aug 2008 / 2 minute read

The team I joined will not be the team I leave. The composition of the expat team is constantly changing as the contracts of volunteers begin and end in a staggered fashion. This is good and bad.

12 Aug 2008 / 1 minute read

Pumpkins, Ectopic Pregnancy and the Natural History of Disease

Some medical problems can be notoriously difficult to diagnose early in their clinical course: ectopic pregnancy, meningitis, pulmonary embolus, pancreatic and ovarian cancer.

11 Aug 2008 / 2 minute read

Sunday Afternoons with Leanna

“The neck looks fuzzy,” says Leanna, training her binoculars on a large marsh bird in the distance.

10 Aug 2008 / 1 minute read