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Distribution of states in Sudan

Sudan

Red Sea
Northern

River Nile
North Darfour

Khartoum Kassala
North Kordofan
AL Gezera
West Darfour Gedaref

Central Darfour White Nile Sennar
West Kordofan
East Darfour South Kordofan Blue Nile
South Darfour

AFP surveillance system in Sudan was passive surveillance up to 1999, it means the ac�vi-

�es were depending on referred cases from hospitals and clinics for lab inves�ga�on. At
the beginning of the year 2000, WHO made tremendous inputs to establish an efficient
AFP surveillance system in the country. It has provided technical assistance on capacity of
staff and tools development, transporta�on, supplies, equipment, communica�on means,
staff and running costs.

AFP surveillance in Sudan has reached and maintained cer�fica�on level quality indicators
since the beginning of 2001. An interna�onal review was conducted 28th November to
the 7th of December 2017 which concluded that Sudan has a robust structure for AFP
surveillance with good understanding of roles and responsibili�es and has enthusias�c
staff at all levels. It meets all AFP surveillance interna�onal indicators. Some gaps were
iden�fied by the review and recommenda�ons were made, the country’s team addressed
implementa�on of these recommenda�on through a structured matrix and quarterly

follow up.
The current annual technical report for the year 2018 is covering progress and challenges
of essen�al components of the program. The content of the report includes background
informa�on