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  • Title: Aiding refugees in the aftermath of civil war. Country focus: Sudan.
    Journal: AIDS Anal Afr; 1996 Oct; 6(5):3. PubMed ID: 12347432.
    Abstract:
    There are an estimated 150,000 people infected with HIV in Sudan, including 3000 children; a prevalence of 0.6%. In 1995, 196 of 22,278 blood donors screened were HIV seropositive. This latter figure is high compared to other survey findings. The long civil war in the country has caused an estimated 1.9 million people to be displaced in and around Khartoum, the capital. The majority of these people live in four camps which will most likely remain inhabited and where they are for many more years. The UK branch of the Save the Children Fund is funding a 2-year, $12,000 project to raise awareness in the camps of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A survey will assess the level of condom use and determine which traditional practices may facilitate transmission of HIV. Communication channels and preferred sources of information in the camps will then be identified. Camp health workers will be trained in counseling, health education, and sexually transmitted disease and HIV/AIDS case management. Volunteer health workers and community motivators will be recruited from among the refugees. Sudan's health infrastructure needs to be improved in order to prevent any increase in the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country.
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