Pier and Saint Joseph’s Clinics in the disputed area of Abyei have reported increasing cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the area this week, health officials said.
Hussein Asamany, Lab Technician at Pier Clinic, told Radio Tamazuj that that the facility records syphilis or gonorrhoea cases out of every three patients visiting the clinic, saying they have recorded more than 50 gonorrhoea cases so far.
Meanwhile, Ayom Karshom, Doctor of the Abyei Hospital, attributed the problem to multiple sexual relationships among youth. Karshom called on the youth to use condom in an attempt to contain sexually transmitted diseases in the area.