Mukjar, October 07 (Darfur24) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that about 100,000 people in Mukjar, Central Darfur State, and surrounding areas face difficulties accessing healthcare amid limited humanitarian operations and growing medical needs. The organization said recurring violence between local communities in Mukjar has at times escalated into armedContinue Reading
El Geneina, October 01 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have released a Sudanese employee of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) after nearly a year in detention in West Darfur State on allegations of spying for the Sudanese army and cooperating with hostile entities, informed sources told Darfur24. The sources saidContinue Reading
Blue Nile, September 30 (Darfur24) Dengue fever cases in the Blue Nile cities of Damazin and Roseires have exceeded 6,000, according to civil society activists and emergency room volunteers, amid the rainy season, stagnant water, and deteriorating health services. The activists and volunteers told Darfur24 that cases of dengue andContinue Reading
Nyala, September 30 (Darfur24) Two women and their newborn babies died after giving birth in Atash displacement camp in Nyala, South Darfur State, according to a camp official who spoke to Darfur24. The official said the women and their babies died shortly after delivery late Thursday and Friday. The deathsContinue Reading
Tawila, September 25 (Darfur24) Doctors and health workers have warned of the risk of dengue fever spreading in displacement camps in Tawila, North Darfur State, after cases were recorded amid a rise in malaria infections. A medical source told Darfur24 that hospitals in Tawila had recorded several dengue cases, whileContinue Reading
Nyala, September 25 (Darfur24) Four people have died from measles at the Atash displacement camp north of Nyala in South Darfur State, amid a growing outbreak in the camp, according to a camp official. The official told Darfur24 that about 100 measles cases were recorded in Atash during August andContinue Reading
Al-Junaynah, September 22 (Darfur24) The United Nations said it is ready to send a fact-finding mission to Sudan to investigate allegations of chemical weapons use, provided it receives an official mandate to conduct the investigation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, told The National in New York that theContinue Reading
Umm Buru, September 21 (Darfur24) Nearly 2,000 people have been displaced from villages in North Darfur State amid worsening insecurity, with some fleeing across the border into Chad, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In a statement on Monday, IOM said about 1,000 people fled the villages ofContinue Reading
Al-Daein, September 19 (Darfur24) The Solidarity Hospital for Women and Maternity in Al-Daein, East Darfur State, has suspended operations amid a dispute between the Ministry of Health and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over its management and mandate. The hospital, located east of Al-Daein’s main market, is the only facilityContinue Reading
Kutum, September 15 (Darfur24) Dozens of children in Abdulshakur, north of Kutum city in North Darfur State, have developed unexplained skin rashes and lesions, raising concerns about a possible spread of the condition amid limited health services. A medical source in Kutum told Darfur24 that dozens of cases have beenContinue Reading