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RHD campaign in Darfur, Sudan

17 April 2015

The Ministry of Health in Darfur, with funding from the WHO Country office, has conducted a campaign to control RHD in Darfur. Piloted in the states of North and South Darfur in 2014, it was subsequently rolled out to all 5 states of Darfur.

Activities included: training 100 physicians and 100 medical assistants in RHD prevention and management; journalist training; radio broadcasts; training of drama groups to deliver health messaging; awareness raising seminars for 1,250 people in 5 camps for the internally displaced; orientation of religious leaders, and training for community health promoters.