October 24, Nairobi — In Kassala state, eastern Sudan, dengue fever is spreading at an unprecedented rate, especially among displaced people, sources told Darfur24. Three doctors at the Kassala Teaching Hospital have died from the disease. The emergency department at the hospital is allegedly receiving between 50 to 60 new casesContinue Reading
October 18, Nairobi — Never in modern history have so many people starvation and famine as in Sudan today, experts from the United Nations Human Rights Council said on Thursday. 97 percent of Sudanese’s internally displaced population, alongside civilians who remain in their homes, are facing severe levels of hunger,Continue Reading
October 16, Adre — A tour by Darfur24 unmasked a frightening decline in health services and drinking water in Abutingi camp for Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad. The camp is one of the largest Sudanese refugee camps in Chad, located nearly 30km south of the city of Adre and isContinue Reading
October 14, El Fasher — The artillery shelling launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur on Sunday resulted in the death of a member of the medical staff and the injury of a number of workers. The shelling destroyed theContinue Reading
October 12, Kassala — The Sudanese Ministry of Health said that cholera cases in the country have risen to 23,736, including 672 deaths on Saturday. Cases have risen in Sennar, White Nile and Managil city in Al-Jazeera State. The Ministry of Health revealed, in a statement, that 134 new choleraContinue Reading
October 12, Um Dafuog — For the first time since the outbreak of war in April last year, medical supplies and emergency medicines reached Um Dafuog Rural Hospital in South Darfur. Mustafa Hamza, the storekeeper at Um Dafuog rural hospital, told Darfur24 that the quantity of medicines that arrived, consisting ofContinue Reading
October 11, Kauda — Over 54,000 children are suffering from malnutrition and more than 850 people have died of hunger in Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile, according to Jatiega Amoja Delman, Head of the Media Committee of the National Liberation Council affiliated with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement North. DelmanContinue Reading
October 9, Diling — There is a severe lack of available healthcare for pregnant and breastfeeding women, as well as newborn babies, in the city of Diling, South Kordofan, A volunteer at the women’s emergency room, Azhar Adam Dahiya, told Darfur24 there has been a significant increase in the ratesContinue Reading
October 8, Forbaranga — Residents in Forbaranga locality in West Darfur State affected by the floods and torrents complained about the growing spread of disease vectors in the shelters. The floods swept away several residential areas and have destroyed thousands of homes, forcing residents to live in schools and governmentContinue Reading
October 6, Port Sudan — A plane carrying 1.4 million doses of oral cholera vaccines arrived from the United Nations in Port Sudan early on Sunday morning. Since the current outbreak began this July, over 18,000 cases of cholera and approximately 550 deaths have been reported in 10 states across theContinue Reading