Thousands of children from South Sudan, Northern Uganda and Tanzania are dying of nodding disease, a mysterious illness that was registered in 2003 and does not have a cure.
The Syndrome of Nod affects only children between five and 15 years of age causing uncontrollable spasms that lead to death.The convulsions are strong enough to cause unconsciousness, thus exposing the victims to various accidents such as burns or drowning.
The nodding sickness does not pass from person to person.
The Catholic Radio Network (CRN) is a media project constituted by community-based radio stations broadcasting in Frequency Modulation from Juba, Yei, Torit, Yambio, Rumbek, Tonj, Wau, and Malakal. CRN has also a station in the Nuba Mountains. All the stations share the same vision and mission, and are bound by common editorial and administrative policies. All stations broadcast shared programs in English: news, civic education, and other educational programs. Due to the heterogeneous realities of South Sudan, each station is rooted in its locality and broadcasts locally produced culture-sensitive programs in the languages which are understood by the local people. For its outreach, CRN has a potential audience of about seven million people, considering the influx of returnees to South Sudan after the Sudan Population Census 2008.
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