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Validating South Sudan as a Center of Origin for Coffea arabica: Implications for Conservation and Coffee Crop Improvement

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
Cultivated Arabica coffee outside Ethiopia is plagued by low genetic diversity, compromising disease resistance, climate resiliency and sensory potential. Access to the wider genetic diversity of this species may circumvent some of these problems.
Sarada Krishnan, Solene Pruvot-Woehl, Aaron P. Davis, Tim Schilling, Justin Moat, William Solano, Amin Al Hakimi, Christophe Montagnon   +7 more
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SOUTH SUDAN

African Disability Rights Yearbook, 2021
• A cumulative of 10 676 COVID-19 confirmed cases and 115 deaths (case fatality rate, CFR of 1.1%) have been reported in South Sudan since the onset of the outbreak.
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The impact of conflict-driven cropland abandonment on food insecurity in South Sudan revealed using satellite remote sensing

Nature Food, 2021
Armed conflicts often hinder food security through cropland abandonment and restrict the collection of on-the-ground information required for targeted relief distribution.
V. Olsen, R. Fensholt, P. Olofsson, R. Bonifaçio, V. Butsic, Daniel Druce, D. Ray, A. Prishchepov   +7 more
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Normal Maize Germplasm Collected in South Sudan Revealed by SSR Markers

Plants, 2022
Maize is one of the leading global cereals, and in South Sudan maize cultivation occurs in nearly all of the country’s agro-ecological zones. Despite its widespread cultivation, farmers in South Sudan depend on undeveloped varieties, which results in ...
Emmanuel Andrea Mathiang, K. Sa, Hyeon-Jin Park, Yeon Joon Kim, Ju Kyong Lee   +4 more
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The increasing incidence of visceral leishmaniasis relapse in South Sudan: A retrospective analysis of field patient data from 2001–2018

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Background Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in South Sudan, manifesting periodically in major outbreaks. Provision of treatment during endemic periods and as an emergency response is impeded by instability and conflict.
Gabriel Naylor-Leyland, S. Collin, Francis Gatluak, Margriet den Boer, F. Alves, A. Mullahzada, K. Ritmeijer   +6 more
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Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 IgG in Juba, South Sudan, 2020

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Relatively few coronavirus disease cases and deaths have been reported from sub-Saharan Africa, although the extent of its spread remains unclear. During August 10–September 11, 2020, we recruited 2,214 participants for a representative household-based ...
K. Wiens, Pinyi Nyimol Mawien, J. Rumunu, D. Slater, Forrest K. Jones, S. Moheed, A. Caflisch, Bior K. Bior, Iboyi Amanya Jacob, R. Lako, A. G. Guyo, O. Olu, S. Maleghemi, Andrew Baguma, J. J. Hassen, Sheila K. Baya, L. Deng, J. Lessler, M. N. Demby, V. Sanchez, Rachel Mills, C. Fraser, R. Charles, J. Harris, A. Azman, J. Wamala   +25 more
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Health services supervision in a protracted crisis: a qualitative study into supportive supervision practices in South Sudan

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background The health system in South Sudan faces extreme domestic resource constraints, low capacity, and protracted humanitarian crises. Supportive supervision is believed to improve the quality of health care and service delivery by compensating for ...
G. Lutwama, Lodi Joseph Sartison, J. Yugi, Taban Nickson Nehemiah, Zechreya Micheal Gwang, Barbara Akita Kibos, E. Jacobs   +6 more
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Factors influencing severity of recurrent malaria in a conflict-affected state of South Sudan: an unmatched case-control study

Conflict and Health, 2022
Background The burden of malaria remains the highest in sub-Saharan Africa and South Sudan is not an exception. The country has borne the brunt of years of chronic warfare and remains endemic of malaria, with increasing mortality and morbidity.
Israel Oluwaseyidayo Idris, Gabriel Omoniyi Ayeni, I. Iyamu, A. Sina-Odunsi, Y. Adebisi, Justin Geno Obwoya   +5 more
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A Review of Vitamin A Supplementation in South Sudan: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities for the Way Forward

Global Health: Science and Practice Journal, 2022
Although South Sudan's vitamin A supplementation program has demonstrated success, vitamin A supplementation remains a critical public health need for young children. How can South Sudan best maintain high vitamin A supplementation coverage for the short
N. Haselow, V. Joshi, P. Bayo, J. W. Murye, Sadick Nawal Shaban, Kiros Abebe, Ismail A. R. Kassim, Tesfatsion Shiweredo, Hari Vinathan, Chandrakala Jaiswal, Khamisa Ayoub Miluwa, E. Ategbo, B. Ndiaye, M. A. Ayoya   +13 more
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Post-secession Sudan and South Sudan: A Comparative Study of Economic Performance, Export Diversification, and Institutions

Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2022
Oil has played a determinant role in the economic development of Sudan and South Sudan before and after their separation. The introduction of oil into the Sudanese economy in 1999 has been associated with many challenges, especially those related to ...
Sabna Mohamed Abbass Ali
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