01455nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001653000900042653002500051653002500076653003300101653002100134653001100155653002300166653001000189653001200199100001300211700001400224700001400238700001200252700001400264700001900278245006800297856007700365300001000442490000700452520068000459022001401139       2009                            d10aNTDs10aAntiparasitic Agents10aBacterial Infections10aCommunicable Disease Control10aEndemic Diseases10aHumans10aParasitic Diseases10aSudan10aWarfare1 aRumunu J1 aBrooker S1 aHopkins A1 aChane F1 aEmerson P1 aKolaczinski JH00aSouthern Sudan: an opportunity for NTD control and elimination?  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2729080/pdf/ukmss-27525.pdf  a301-70 v253 a<p>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.</p>
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