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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)