South Sudan Has the World’s Worst Maternal mortality Rate

South Sudan has the worst reported maternal mortality rate in the world. “More women die in child birth, per capita, in South Sudan, than in any country in the world,” says Caroline Delany, a health specialist with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in South Sudan which is funding a raft of maternal health programmes.… Continue reading South Sudan Has the World’s Worst Maternal mortality Rate

SOUTH SUDAN-SUDAN: Thousands Still Stranded Despite Airlifts

JUBA, 14 June 2012 (IRIN) – Thousands of South Sudanese remain stranded in Sudan or internally displaced en route to their homes or relatives in South Sudan, following the final International Organization of Migration (IOM) airlift of people from Sudan to South Sudan on 6 June. IOM airlifted 11,840 people in 24 days from Kosti… Continue reading SOUTH SUDAN-SUDAN: Thousands Still Stranded Despite Airlifts

George Clooney Gives Malaria Hollywood Buzz

George Clooney is used to creating a buzz no matter where he goes. However, on a recent trip to Sudan he experienced a buzz he could have done without. ‘I was so sick with malaria, I didn’t care if I lived or died’ The Hollywood heartthrob was bitten by a mosquito and contracted malaria while… Continue reading George Clooney Gives Malaria Hollywood Buzz

Anti-Genocide Paparazzi Watching Sudan from Above

As reported last week, American actor George Clooney and a group he formed is joining forces with Google, a U.N. agency and anti-genocide organizations to launch a satellite surveillance of the border between north and south Sudan to try to prevent a new civil war during the south’s scheduled elections on January 11, 2011.. The… Continue reading Anti-Genocide Paparazzi Watching Sudan from Above

Clooney, Google, UN Team Up To Watch Sudan Border

A group founded by American actor George Clooney said Tuesday it has teamed up with Google, a U.N. agency and anti-genocide organizations to launch satellite surveillance of the border between north and south Sudan to try to prevent a new civil war after the south votes in a secession referendum next month.