Port Sudan, April 24 (Darfur24) More than 10 civilians were killed in a drone strike on the town of Um Dukhun in Central Darfur State, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, expressing alarm over escalating violence in the region. According to OCHA, the attackContinue Reading
Jebel Marra, April 22 (Darfur24) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Wednesday that its teams, in coordination with Sudan’s Ministry of Health, vaccinated about 56,000 children in areas south of Jebel Marra in Central Darfur during an emergency campaign conducted between April 1 and 6. The campaign was launched inContinue Reading
Nyala, April 21 (Darfur24) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the resumption of measles vaccination campaigns in South Darfur State amid a growing outbreak of the disease across the Darfur region. In a statement posted on its official platforms, UNICEF announced that measles and rubella vaccination campaignsContinue Reading
Shangil Tobaya – Darfur24 Medical staff and volunteers in North Darfur reported on Thursday a worsening measles outbreak across several areas of the region, with rising deaths and infections amid acute shortages of vaccines and medical supplies. In Um Katkout town in Al-Tawisha locality, southeast of El Fasher, the emergencyContinue Reading
Kabkabiya, April 13 (Darfur24) At least 23 children have died, and more than 200 others have been infected as measles and whooping cough spread rapidly in Kabkabiya, west of El Fasher in North Darfur, amid a deepening health crisis and acute shortages of vaccines and medicines. The emergency room inContinue Reading
Shangil Tobaya, April 11 (Darfur24) The death toll from a measles outbreak in Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, has risen to 11 after five more children died in the past two days, as infections continue to spread rapidly in the town and surrounding displacement camps. The local emergency room stated inContinue Reading
Khartoum, April 11 (Darfur24) Medical services in parts of East Darfur and North Kordofan are collapsing under the combined pressure of drone attacks, shortages, and mass displacement, according to testimonies gathered by the United Nations Population Fund from doctors and frontline health workers. In East Darfur, a drone strike hasContinue Reading
Shangil Tobaya, April 08 (Darfur24) Health officials in Shangil Tobaya town in North Darfur State have raised alarm over a fast-spreading measles outbreak that has killed six children and infected dozens more in recent days. In a statement seen by Darfur24, the Emergency Room’s Statistics and Information Center said atContinue Reading
Malha, April 07 (Darfur24) Hundreds of families in the Sarqandil administrative unit, about 200 kilometers northeast of Al-Malha in North Darfur State, are facing a worsening water crisis as supplies dwindle ahead of the dry season. Displaced people and residents in Sarqandil, as well as the areas of Ain Basarwa,Continue Reading
Al-Daein, April 06 (Darfur24) A measles outbreak in Labado town in East Darfur State has killed at least 59 people and infected hundreds, local emergency officials said, warning of a worsening health crisis. The Labado Emergency Room stated on Saturday that the virus had spread rapidly across the town, followingContinue Reading