As recently as 1998, the Sudanese government denied that HIV/AIDS posed any significant health threat to its citizenry.[6] Only in 2004 did the government reverse its policy and officially begin planning to address the problem.[6] As of 2007, both Northern and Southern governments were developing policies to curb future cases and to treat those already infected.[6] The minister of health in the North noted problems with the use of condoms as a preventive measure, and religious leaders were reluctant to discuss prevention methods beyond abstinence and monogamous marriage.[6] Not surprisingly, citizens' knowledge about HIV/AIDS is limited.[6]