Southern Sudan: Political and Health Crises

January 20, 2011

As southern Sudan prepared for an upcoming referendum on independence, it was facing the worst Kala Azar epidemic to hit the land in eight years.

 

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Tags: South Sudan, Sudan, Kala Azar, Neglected Diseases

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