Commentary: Elimination of Guinea Worm Disease in South Sudan through multi-disciplinary actions

South Sudan is now in the pre-certification phase, having gone over sixteen months as of April 2018, with zero reports for cases of Guinea worm disease (GWD). The South Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (SSGWEP) mobilizes the efforts of thousands of communities, village volunteers, various gov...

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Main Author: Makoy S. Yibi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS) 2018-05-01
Series:South Sudan Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://bit.ly/2Gap7td
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description South Sudan is now in the pre-certification phase, having gone over sixteen months as of April 2018, with zero reports for cases of Guinea worm disease (GWD). The South Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (SSGWEP) mobilizes the efforts of thousands of communities, village volunteers, various government institutions and partners, to establish an extensive surveillance system for detection of GWD cases in post-war South Sudan. Beginning in 2006, with the objective of breaking transmission as soon as possible, this system enabled rapid detection (<24 hours after worm emergence), case containment, and prompt delivery of specific interventions – cloth and pipe filters, vector control, provision of safe water and health education – thereby achieving the ultimate elimination of the disease in ten (10) years from 2006 – 2007. This unquestionable success story in South Sudan, was possible through the multidisciplinary actions of key partners, such as The Carter Center, World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and other NGOs with the MoH at the helm of the implementation of the key strategies for GWD eradication.
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spelling doaj.art-8c0d0f51619547028469ff19fbee720c2023-01-02T08:41:02ZengHealth and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS)South Sudan Medical Journal2309-46052309-46132018-05-011124446Commentary: Elimination of Guinea Worm Disease in South Sudan through multi-disciplinary actionsMakoy S. Yibi 0National Director, South Sudan Guinea Worm Disease Eradication Programme, Ministry of Health South Sudan is now in the pre-certification phase, having gone over sixteen months as of April 2018, with zero reports for cases of Guinea worm disease (GWD). The South Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (SSGWEP) mobilizes the efforts of thousands of communities, village volunteers, various government institutions and partners, to establish an extensive surveillance system for detection of GWD cases in post-war South Sudan. Beginning in 2006, with the objective of breaking transmission as soon as possible, this system enabled rapid detection (<24 hours after worm emergence), case containment, and prompt delivery of specific interventions – cloth and pipe filters, vector control, provision of safe water and health education – thereby achieving the ultimate elimination of the disease in ten (10) years from 2006 – 2007. This unquestionable success story in South Sudan, was possible through the multidisciplinary actions of key partners, such as The Carter Center, World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and other NGOs with the MoH at the helm of the implementation of the key strategies for GWD eradication.https://bit.ly/2Gap7td Guinea worm diseaseCarter CentereradicationSouth Sudan
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Commentary: Elimination of Guinea Worm Disease in South Sudan through multi-disciplinary actions
South Sudan Medical Journal
Guinea worm disease
Carter Center
eradication
South Sudan
title Commentary: Elimination of Guinea Worm Disease in South Sudan through multi-disciplinary actions
title_full Commentary: Elimination of Guinea Worm Disease in South Sudan through multi-disciplinary actions
title_fullStr Commentary: Elimination of Guinea Worm Disease in South Sudan through multi-disciplinary actions
title_full_unstemmed Commentary: Elimination of Guinea Worm Disease in South Sudan through multi-disciplinary actions
title_short Commentary: Elimination of Guinea Worm Disease in South Sudan through multi-disciplinary actions
title_sort commentary elimination of guinea worm disease in south sudan through multi disciplinary actions
topic Guinea worm disease
Carter Center
eradication
South Sudan
url https://bit.ly/2Gap7td
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