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Sudan

Sudan
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CONTACT INFORMATION

The WHO Representative
Federal Ministry of Health
PO Box 2234
Khartoum
Country office web site

PIO@emro.who.int
http://www.emro.who.int


OVERVIEW

- Country cooperation strategy

PARTNERS

- Collaborating centres

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Emergencies
- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- HIV/AIDS treatment
- Malaria
- Tuberculosis
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet
- TB prevalence and incidence
- HIV prevalence

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Skilled birth attendance
- Immunization profile

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Undernutrition and overweight
- Access to water, sanitation

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health workforce
- Health financing

INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)

- Basic immunization statistics
- Child mortality

Statistics:

Total population: 37,707,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 1,780

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 59/61

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 47/50

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 89

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 329/261

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 61

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 3.8

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008


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