Veeken H
Artsen zonder Grenzen, Medische afdeling, Amsterdam.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1998 Aug 1;142(31):1781-5.
South Sudan has five million inhabitants and has been fighting a war of independence with North Sudan since 1959. The hostilities have totally disrupted society and the country is the most inaccessible of Africa. International non-government organizations co-operate in relief activities in the 'Operation Life Line'. Semi-nomadic pastoral tribes populate South Sudan. Doctors Without Borders assisted in fighting a major epidemic of kala azar in the late eighties which cost some 200,000 lives; the organization still provides medical aid in the country.
南苏丹有500万居民，自1959年以来一直与北苏丹进行独立战争。敌对行动使社会完全陷入混乱，该国是非洲最难进入的地区。国际非政府组织在“生命线行动”中合作开展救援活动。南苏丹居住着半游牧的牧民部落。无国界医生组织在80年代后期协助抗击一场严重的黑热病疫情，这场疫情夺去了约20万人的生命；该组织仍在该国提供医疗援助。
