title: Southern Sudan: an opportunity for NTD control and elimination?
abstract: Southern Sudan has been ravaged by decades of conflict and is thought to have one of the highest burdens of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the world. Health care delivery, including efforts to control or eliminate NTDs, is severely hampered by a lack of infrastructure and health systems. However, the post-conflict environment and Southern Sudan's emerging health sector provide the unprecedented opportunity to build new, innovative programmes to target NTDs. This article describes the current status of NTDs and their control in Southern Sudan and outlines the opportunities for the development of evidence-based, innovative implementation of NTD control.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Government of Southern Sudan, Sudan.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rumunu
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brooker
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: Fasil
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chane
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kolaczinski
mesh_terms: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014857:Warfare
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents