Khartoum, October 27 (Darfur24) Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has rejected warnings of an impending famine, describing the country’s food situation as reassuring and saying strategic food reserves and ongoing agricultural activities would help meet domestic needs. The ministry’s position comes in response to warnings from 32Continue Reading
El Fasher, October 26 (Darfur24) Health sources have warned of deteriorating conditions among about 100 women detained at a secret detention centre run by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, citing medicine shortages and a lack of medical care. Sources told Darfur24Continue Reading
Kalma, October 25 (Darfur24) A medical source at Kalma Internally Displaced Persons camp, east of Nyala in South Darfur, said 47 cases of hepatitis were recorded in September amid a worsening health situation and concerns over the spread of the disease. The development comes as young volunteers, medical workers andContinue Reading
Kalma, October 21 (Darfur24) The Sudanese Founding Alliance (TASIS), which is Sudan’s parallel government, has pledged to deploy its available health resources to support displaced people in Kalma camp in South Darfur and monitor the performance of humanitarian organizations operating there. The pledge was announced during a visit by aContinue Reading
Zalingei, October 21 (Darfur24) Three people suspected of having cholera have died, while six others are suspected of infection in Karrowli, about 30 kilometers southeast of Zalingei, amid concerns over the spread of the disease and deteriorating health services. A medical source in Central Darfur told Darfur24 that health workersContinue Reading
Um Dafuq, October 19 (Darfur24) Um Dafuq Hospital in South Darfur has resumed operations after months of closure due to a shortage of medical staff, a disruption that sources linked to the deaths of 11 pregnant women who could not access emergency maternity care. Medical sources told Darfur24 that theContinue Reading
El Geneina, October 19 (Darfur24) More than 55 people have died from malaria in the past three weeks in West Darfur State, including 39 children and 16 adults, as rising infections overwhelm El Geneina Hospital, the hospital’s medical director said on Sunday. Dr. Al-Shafi Saleh Younis told Darfur24 that theContinue Reading
Tawila, October 15 (Darfur24) Doctors and health workers in displacement sites in Tawila, North Darfur State, reported a significant increase in miscarriages among pregnant women on Wednesday, amid deteriorating health and living conditions, limited access to medical care, and the spread of diseases. A doctor working in the maternity ward,Continue Reading
Nyala, October 15 (Darfur24) The health minister of the Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS), Dr. Alaa al-Din Nugud, has left Nyala amid escalating disputes over medicine imports and the management of international support to the health sector, sources told Darfur24 on Thursday. Sources within the ministry said the dispute centres onContinue Reading
Tawila, October 12 (Darfur24) Health sources reported on Monday a sharp increase in dengue fever cases at displacement sites in Tawila, North Darfur state, with health workers and frontline staff among those affected. A health source from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, told Darfur24 thatContinue Reading