Al-Junaynah, June 19 (Darfur24) The Founding Alliance, TASIS, has suspended the activities of the international medical organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in areas under its control, citing reports of alleged human rights violations and sexual exploitation involving Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad. Prime Minister Mohamed Hassan Al-Ta’aishi issued Decision No.Continue Reading
Kordofan, June 18 (Darfur24) The Ministry of Health of the Founding Alliance (TASIS) officially declared a cholera outbreak in areas under its control in the Kordofan region on Wednesday, following laboratory confirmation of the disease. In a statement, the ministry said that eight out of ten samples sent to theContinue Reading
Al Daein, June 04 (Darfur24) The Civil Founding Council of East Darfur State announced on Thursday the death of its chairman, Issa Abdelkarim Abu, while receiving medical treatment in South Sudan. In a statement, the council mourned its chairman, describing him as a national figure and a dedicated public servantContinue Reading
Nyala, June 04 (Darfur24) Three kidney failure patients, including a woman, died in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur State, after a dialysis center suspended services during the Eid al-Adha holiday, according to residents and medical sources. Citizens told Darfur24 on Wednesday that the closure of the dialysis center deprivedContinue Reading
Khartoum, May 30 (Darfur24) Women and girls living in displacement camps in Sudan’s Blue Nile State face growing risks of harassment, sexual violence, and exploitation due to deteriorating living conditions and weak protection systems, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said in a report released Friday. The findings, based onContinue Reading
Al-Nuhud, May 25 (Darfur24) Health authorities in West Kordofan state are struggling to contain a worsening cholera outbreak in the Foga area after the number of deaths rose to 26 amid mounting infections and acute shortages of medical supplies and intravenous fluids. A health official in the state told Darfur24Continue Reading
Nyala, May 20 (Darfur24) The Health Ministry of the alternative RSF-affiliated TASIS administration announced that 371 people have died from measles across South, North, and East Darfur states, amid ongoing efforts to contain the outbreak through large-scale vaccination campaigns. In statements published on Facebook, the ministry said South Darfur recordedContinue Reading
Geneva, May 20 (Darfur24) The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed alarm over the “scale and speed” of a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning that the crisis could continue for months as infections spread in conflict-affected regions. The outbreak, caused by the rare BundibugyoContinue Reading
Tawila, May 18 (Darfur24) Volunteers working in community protection networks in North Darfur revealed on Monday that new cases of sexual violence against women and girls fleeing from El Fasher to Tawila have been documented in recent weeks. A volunteer from one of the protection networks told Darfur24 that rapeContinue Reading
Tawila, May 18 (Darfur24) The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday the launch of a cholera vaccination campaign in North and South Darfur states, targeting more than 252,000 people among the most vulnerable groups. Concerns are growing over the potential spread of cholera in Darfur as the rainy seasonContinue Reading