A Report from Doctors Without Borders April 15, 2008
More than three years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between North Sudan and South Sudan in January 2005, medical needs remain critical, and simmering tensions have led to sporadic bouts of fighting. The 21-year civil conflict killed 2 million people and forced more than 4 million from their homes, according to UN estimates. Three years later however, the health situation of the people of southern Sudan is still dire with high levels of mortality and morbidity. Outbreaks of disease and violence continue, while many people still do not have access to basic health care, resulting in preventable deaths. A Special Report On the Region
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