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
September 27, Atbara — Cholera isolation centers are becoming increasingly overcrowded in River Nile State, where the epidemic is spreading rapidly. Tents have been put up in the courtyards to deal with the escalating cases. Medical sources told Darfur24 that the celebrations of the Prophet’s birthday in the Kadbas areasContinue Reading
September 26, Kassala — Large plastic caravans have been set up in the western courtyard of Kassala Teaching Hospital isolation centers for those infected with cholera. Zain Al-Abidin Ali, a doctor at the cholera isolation center, told Darfur24 that the state has witnessed an unprecedented hike in the number of infections,Continue Reading
September 26 — One of the worst maternal and child health emergencies in the world is unfolding in South Darfur, a report released on Wednesday by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said. Pregnant, birthing, and postpartum women, as well as children, are dying from preventable conditions as their health needs farContinue Reading
September 26, Zalingei — After fleeing her home in El Fasher, Halima Haroun embarked on a long journey across the Jebel Marra region, during which she lost two of her five children due to hunger and disease. Along the journey, every time she arrived in a different area seeking food,Continue Reading