{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Radio Tamazuj","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.radiotamazuj.org\/en","title":"Epilepsy and river blindness plague Raja - Radio Tamazuj","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T24a3uQHzU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotamazuj.org\/en\/news\/article\/epilepsy-and-river-blindness-plague-raja\">Epilepsy and river blindness plague Raja<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radiotamazuj.org\/en\/news\/article\/epilepsy-and-river-blindness-plague-raja\/embed#?secret=T24a3uQHzU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Epilepsy and river blindness plague Raja&#8221; &#8212; Radio Tamazuj\" data-secret=\"T24a3uQHzU\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.radiotamazuj.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.radiotamazuj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/58efab89671d0.jpeg","thumbnail_width":880,"thumbnail_height":386,"description":"The people\u00a0of\u00a0Raja County\u00a0in Western\u00a0Bahr El Ghazal state\u00a0suffer from a high incidence of epilepsy and river blindness. Families and victims have appealed for treatment in the remote region which is one or two days travel from Wau by road. Dr.Yasser\u00a0Mohamed Biajo, a\u00a0doctor in\u00a0Raja\u00a0Hospital\u00a0in an interview with Radio\u00a0Tamazuj said\u00a0that there is\u00a0a large outbreak\u00a0of\u00a0epilepsy\u00a0among families, especially in Raja\u00a0County. He said that out of every\u00a0five people\u00a0in a family\u00a0there are\u00a0three\u00a0who are sick from epilepsy. The doctor\u00a0warned\u00a0about the\u00a0transmission of\u00a0the disease\u00a0from fathers\u00a0and mothers\u00a0to their children\u00a0within\u00a0the\u00a0family, which\u00a0can increase\u00a0the rate of\u00a0infection, and he\u00a0revealed\u00a0\u00a0that the\u00a0treatment in the county\u00a0is\u00a0not sufficient, and he\u00a0also\u00a0added that\u00a0there are\u00a0spasms associated with\u00a0the\u00a0condition\u00a0which\u00a0harm the\u00a0health of the victims. A citizen of Boro Medina, a town west of the county seat in Raja, said that 130 residents are sick from epilepsy. He said that this year none of the aid organizations sent a doctor to help. According to Dr.\u00a0Yasser Biajo, there is also an increasing\u00a0incidence of\u00a0\u00a0river blindness disease in\u00a0Raja County\u00a0in the areas\u00a0opposite\u00a0Northern Bahr\u00a0el Ghazal state. He spoke of growing numbers of people affected by the\u00a0disease of all ages, and pointed\u00a0to\u00a0the difficulty of\u00a0treatment. He added that even with treatment available it is still necessary for relevant\u00a0authorities to provide the\u00a0means\u00a0of combating the black\u00a0flies\u00a0that carry the disease.Related content:From Radio Tamazuj: River blindness endemic in South Sudan's Aroyo County (22 July 2012)From the UN Mission in South Sudan: Epilepsy damaging lives in Raja (1 March 2012)"}