Suddenly… Sudan - Part III
The third instalment of Katya's blog from her recent trip to Sudan with the Times' Tom Whipple.
View ArticleFighting the killer that won’t show its face
Sleeping sickness is a particularly insidious illness. Spread by bites from the tsetse fly, it can lie unnoticed in the blood for months, even years.
View ArticleStories from South Sudan - one year since independence
A year since South Sudan officially declared independence from its northern neighbour, Sudan, we hear some of the country – and Merlin’s – success stories from the last 12 months.
View ArticleIn pictures - Merlin in action in South Sudan
We have been delivering health care in South Sudan since 1997, working to improve the health of vulnerable people who have suffered for decades from war, famine and disease.
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day: Joseph's story
Dealing with my positive result has been very difficult. I thought this diagnosis would mean that my life would be soon come to an end. How would I be able to work to support my children and who would...
View ArticleSouth Sudan - an emergency update
Merlin has been working in Southern Sudan since 1997, working to improve the health of vulnerable people who have suffered for decades from war, famine and disease.
View ArticleBuilding long-term health care in South Sudan
Nimule Hospital was established in 1994 to provide urgent health care in war-torn Sudan. Many NGOs have come and gone over the years, but after a two year period with no assistance, Merlin undertook...
View ArticleBuilding health care in hard to reach areas
In South Sudan, where only one in four people have access to medical facilities, virtually everyone qualifies as ‘hard to reach’. But Merlin is there, building lasting healthcare in the most isolated...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Martha's * story
The air around Nimule Hospital in South Sudan is thick with dust. A hot African sun beats down and pregnant mothers cluster in the shade of sparse trees, fanning themselves and sipping water. They are...
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