OmdurmanIn his 1927 report, Frank Oldrieve recommended that the existing Leper Hospital at Omdurman be enlarged so that "in part of it accommodation may be provided for the pauper and homeless lepers of Northern and Central Sudan and that part of it be used as a hospital for cases of leprosy under constant medical treatment." Cited in Robert Cochrane, Leprosy in Europe, The Middle and Near East and Africa (London: World Dominion Press, 1928)[Leprosarium][Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]
1927
Sudan: In his report "The British Empire Leprosy Relief Association: Statement Concerning Leprosy Work in British Colonies in Africa, with Special Reference to the Possibilities of the Situation from the Missionary Standpoint" to BELRA, Frank Oldrieve estimated that in a population of approximately 6,170,000 in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, there were 6,000 leprosy affected, and out of those, approximately 200 were being treated. The number of workers actually treating leprosy were four. The missionary societies working there were the CMS (in charge of Omdurman and with a treatment centre at Lui, in Southern Sudan, under Dr Fraser); the Sudan United Mission (at Melut on the Nile, under Dr Trudinger); and the American Mission (at Nasser).[Epidemiology, Organisation, People][Africa, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Egypt]
1928
OmdurmanIn Leprosy in Europe, The Middle and Near East and Africa (London: World Dominion Press, 1928), Robert Cochrane states that "The Government is at present financing the work of the Leper Hospital at Omdurman, responsibility for the superintendence of which has been undertaken by the Church Missionary Society." (23)[Leprosarium][Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]
1930
OmdurmanRobert Cochrane reported on his visit to Omdurman, in 1930, that "The great majority of the forty odd patients are very advanced cases, and apart from hastening on the resolution of the disease, little can be expected as a result of treatment. In addition to this camp there is a small out-patient centre in connection with the CMS hospital where about eighteen patients attend. Among these were quite a number in the early stages of the disease. Considering the type of case, the treatment on the whole was quite satisfactory. Trichloracetic Acid should be used in all camps, unless there is a staff sufficient to carry out experimental work. I am of the opinion that the camp at Omdurman is not a suitable one to be styled the experimental station." (Report by Robert Cochrane on the Leprosy Situation in the Sudan)[Leprosarium][Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]
1989
OmdurmanTLM's present involvement is in the region of Omdurman near the capital of Khartoum (since 1989), and in Darfur in the west of Sudan (since 1997). The Omdurman team hold a regular leprosy clinic within the Abu Rof general clinic providing the only really effective treatment and care within the whole country. TLM is also providing training in leprosy care and disability prevention for government workers. Countrywide, TLM has a case-load of over 2,000 leprosy patients and an operating budget of over 3 million. ( The Leprosy Mission website )[Leprosarium][Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]