Sudan HIV/AIDS Working Group (SHAWG) & University of Kassala
Kassala Chikungunya Outbreak
(Report of SHAWG Volunteer visit to Kassala during the epidemic)
19/10/2018
By
Yusri Abdalla Taha and Abdalla Ali Mohammed
Table of Contents
Preface 2
Background 3
Terms of reference 3
Methodology 3
Outcomes (Details of the main activities) 5
1. Meeting UFOS Study team 5
2. Public Health Laboratory in Kassala 6
3. Clinical Meetings and Observations 7
4. The First CHIKV/Arbovirus Research Meeting 8
5. Engagement with Political Leadership and the Public 8
6. Lobbying for CHIKV/Arbovirus Research 9
7. National Public Health Laboratory in Khartoum 10
Conclusions and Recommendations 10
Appendices 12
Appendix I: Schedule summary 12
Appendix II: Photogallary 15
Appendix IV: Minutes of first CHIK research meeting 19