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| Dr. Jeff Ashley, Director of the Office of Regional HIV/AIDS Programs greets a young boy in Rumbek. Because of Sudan’s 19 years of civil war, the health status of the southern Sudanese people is among the poorest globally. Extremely poor nutrition has exacerbated the disease epidemics, including malaria, diarrhea and respiratory infections, resulting in very high child mortality. Sub-clinical vitamin A deficiency affects one of seven children and goiter is common. |
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