• Between 1 January and 4 May 2012, a total of 366 suspected MEG of meningitis were reported in Sudan with 21 deaths (CFR 5.7%). With WHO and MSF support, 225 FMoH staff in Gedaref, Blue Nile, Sennar, North Darfur and Central Darfur were trained on meningitis case surveillance and management.
• To review and strengthen Sudan's Health Resources Availability Mapping System or HeRAMS, several meetings with health partners, both government and non-government organizations, were conducted in Darfur and Khartoum.
• In Blue Nile, malaria remained the leading cause of consultations, followed by acute suspected typhoid and acute bloody diarrhoea.
• In Darfur, twenty two (22 cases of suspected measles were reported from West Darfur (18 cases) and from North Darfur (4 cases).
• In Abyei, diarrhoea was the leading cause of diseases reported to health facilities.
• WHO has conducted an assessment mission to Northern part of Abyei. Apart from the health facility in Rumameir, there are no other functioning health facilities in the north of river Kirr. However, the areas of Dill ía, Mekines, Marial Achaak and Lau have intact health facility structures.