Abu Matariq, September 14 (Darfur24) The Health Department in Bahr al-Arab locality, East Darfur State, has resumed a vaccination campaign for nomadic children for the first time since the outbreak of Sudan’s armed conflict. The director of the Health Department, Ibrahim Kafouta told Darfur24 that the campaign began this week,Continue Reading
Nyala, September 14 (Darfur24) The Ministry of Health in South Darfur State announced on Sunday that it had recorded 64 new cholera cases, including five deaths. According to the General Department of Health Emergencies and Epidemic Control in South Darfur State, the total number of cholera cases had risen to 4,898,Continue Reading
Sudan, September 11, (Darfur24) The head of the World Food Programme’s communications department, Leni Kinsley, told Darfur24 that approximately 3.6 million children under five, along with pregnant and breastfeeding women, suffer severe malnutrition and require immediate intervention. In an exclusive interview, Kinsley said that El Fasher, Kadugli, and Dilling areContinue Reading
Kafut, September 10 (Darfur24) Health authorities in Kafut, a town in El Fasher, North Darfur State, reported on Tuesday four cholera-related deaths and 14 new cases. A local health source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Darfur24 that these are the first confirmed cholera cases in the town, raising concernsContinue Reading
Port Sudan, September 9 (Darfur 24) A UN report has revealed that landslides destroyed around 10 houses and damaged agricultural land in parts of South Darfur State between September 4 and 8. The death toll remains unverified. The landslides struck the mountainous Tarsin village in East Jebel locality following heavyContinue Reading
December 16, El Fasher — On Saturday, the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, was hit in a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and is no longer operational. It was the last functioning hospital in the city. At least nine people were killed and 20Continue Reading
November 29, Nairobi — On Thursday, Sudan reported 43,490 cholera cases and 1,800 deaths. New cases were reported in Khartoum, Gezira, Al Qadarif, Kassala, Nile River, Northern State, White Nile, and Sennar, the health ministry said. 15 new cases of dengue fever were also reported, raising the total number ofContinue Reading
November 25, Nairobi — There have been 469 incidents of violence against, or obstruction of, health care in Sudan since the war began in April 2023 and September 2024. 110 health workers have been killed. Insecurity Insight, which examines threats facing people living and working in dangerous environments, said inContinue Reading
November 20, Nairobi — About 28,400 cases of cholera and 836 associated deaths have been reported in Sudan since August. “The public health situation in Sudan is at a crisis point,” the the United Nations said on Tuesday. In August, Sudanese authorities officially declared a cholera outbreak, which continues to spreadContinue Reading
November 7, Kassala — The number of cholera cases in Sudan has climbed to 30,880. Dengue fever cases have reached over 6,000. The war in Sudan has pushed the health system to collapse, just as cases of cholera and dengue fever, which spreads by mosquito bites, are surging. Over 880 peopleContinue Reading