A volunteer health worker (left) removes a guinea worm from the leg of a patient in the village of Yari in Central Equatoria state on February 2, 2010. South Sudan is drawing inspiration from its neighbour Kenya, which was last moth declared free of guinea worm. AFP PHOTO | LOUISE GUBB
East African countries are on course to winning the war against the guinea worm disease (GWD), thanks to intensified efforts their governments in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO).
South Sudan, one of the seven African countries which are yet to be declared free of the infection, is now inching closer to getting the crucial certification even as it celebrates 17 months without any guinea worm case reported.
