Trachoma in Sudan

Population: 34 million (4 million internally displaced persons)
Human Development Rank: 147 out of 177
# States in Sudan:  25 (GOS:  15 and GOSS: 10)       

Burden of Trachoma (estimated):
Trichiasis: 660,000                                    
Active infection:  3.6 million                  
At risk of infection: 21 million                

National Program for Trachoma Control:
National Program Coordinators:  Dr. Awad Hassan (GOS) and Dr. Lucia Kur (GOSS)

Target date to eliminate blinding trachoma:  2015 (GOS)