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Speaking to the media Thursday, last week in Torit, upon her return from Juba after attending a two-Day High Level meeting, the States’ Health Minister, Dr. Margaret Itto Leonardo confidently assured that her ministry is putting in place measures to flash out the Guinea worm disease.
She revealed that out of the 70 guinea-worm reported cases, Eastern Equatoria takes the lead with 58 as only 12 cases have been reported in Lakes state’s Awerial County.
Dr. Margaret Itto said that Continuous education of the country’s population on proper use of purified or clean water both for human consumption and body washing will be offered by trained home health promoters in addition to reporting of suspected guinea-worm cases to her authority or other relevant institutions in the region.
In 2014, South Sudan reported 70 cases or 56 percent of the worldwide case total. Most of those cases were in Eastern Equatoria state. The remaining indigenous cases in 2014 were reported in isolated areas of Chad (13), Mali (40), and Ethiopia (3).
Considered a neglected tropical disease, Guinea worm disease is a parasitic infection caused by the nematode roundworm parasite Dracunculus medenisis. It is contracted when people consume water from stagnant sources contaminated with Guinea worm larvae.
Guinea worm is a particularly devastating disease that incapacitates people for extended periods of time, making them unable to care for themselves, work, grow food for their families, or attend school.
Since 1986, The Carter Center has led the international campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease, working closely with ministries of health and local communities, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and many others.
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