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Reports from Old Fangak by Dr Gretchen Neuman-Stone MD, Nov-Dec 2011
Dr Stone spent a month helping Dr Jill Seaman in Old Fangak. Read her reports here.

Newsletter from Old Fangak, October 2011
2011, the year when the new Republic of South Sudan was born: The year of kala azar!

UNESCO Report
United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organization Report: Building a Better Future: Education for an Independant South Sudan. (This is a PDF file 760kb)

Sudan Pulls Apart
Weeks before the January vote on whether the South should be independent, Sudan is already pulling apart.

Letters from Ann Evans FNP, DrPH, Old Fangak. Ann is a nurse practitioner with a doctorate in public health.

Parasite disease rises in Sudan
8 October 2010 ¦ The number of cases of a potentially fatal parasitic disease has increased six-fold in southern Sudan.

Upsurge of kala-azar cases in Southern Sudan requires rapid response
8 October 2010 ¦ Juba, Sudan -- Recurrent outbreaks of visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease also known as kala-azar, have been reported in Southern Sudan, with 6363 cases and 303 deaths (case fatality rate of 4.7%) recorded since outbreaks began in September 2009.

International fears growing of Sudan 'breakup' (from AFP)
Votes which could force the breakup of Africa's biggest nation, Sudan, sending new shockwaves across one of the world's most troubled regions, are causing mounting global concern.

New Outbreak of Kala Azar news July 30th 2010

Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan January 2010 (Joint NGO Briefing Paper) Note: This document is 5.7MB so a fast internet connection is required.

Letters from Katie Stone, Old Fangak. Katie is a student and volunteer from Australia.

Zach Fairbanks letter from Old Fangak December 2009

Letter from Old Fangak 1st November 2009

Letter from Old Fangak 25th October 2009

Dr. Jill Seaman Named MacArthur Fellow September 2009

Newsletter September 2009

Newsletter August 2008

Newsletter August 2007

Newsletter December 2006

Newsletter December 2005