Shangil Tobaya, April 08 (Darfur24) Health officials in Shangil Tobaya town in North Darfur State have raised alarm over a fast-spreading measles outbreak that has killed six children and infected dozens more in recent days. In a statement seen by Darfur24, the Emergency Room’s Statistics and Information Center said atContinue Reading
Malha, April 07 (Darfur24) Hundreds of families in the Sarqandil administrative unit, about 200 kilometers northeast of Al-Malha in North Darfur State, are facing a worsening water crisis as supplies dwindle ahead of the dry season. Displaced people and residents in Sarqandil, as well as the areas of Ain Basarwa,Continue Reading
Al-Daein, April 06 (Darfur24) A measles outbreak in Labado town in East Darfur State has killed at least 59 people and infected hundreds, local emergency officials said, warning of a worsening health crisis. The Labado Emergency Room stated on Saturday that the virus had spread rapidly across the town, followingContinue Reading
Um Dafuq, April 04 (Darfur24) At least 18 people, including 13 children, have died following a measles outbreak in the Birao refugee camp for Sudanese refugees in the Central African Republic (CAR), multiple medical sources confirmed. The outbreak comes amid deteriorating health conditions in the camp, where residents report severeContinue Reading
Jebelein, April 02 (Darfur24) A drone strike on Al-Jebelein Hospital in White Nile State killed and wounded several civilians, including medical personnel, on Thursday, according to local sources, in one of the latest attacks affecting civilian facilities amid ongoing fighting. A local official told Darfur24 that at least six peopleContinue Reading
Nairobi, March 31, (Darfur24) Women in Darfur are calling for protection, care, and justice amid widespread sexual violence across the region, according to a new report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The report, “There is something I want to tell you…”: Surviving the Sexual Violence Crisis in Darfur documents patternsContinue Reading
Nyala, March 27 (Darfur24) At least 18 children have died in recent weeks in Atash camp for displaced people north of Nyala, South Darfur, amid deteriorating health conditions and a severe lack of basic services, local sources said. An administration at the camp told Darfur24 that the children died duringContinue Reading
New York, March 25 (Darfur24) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a drone strike on Al-Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur that killed at least 60 people, including children and healthcare workers. The attack took place last Friday on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, when a drone, allegedlyContinue Reading
Geneva, March 19 (Darfur24) Save the Children has warned that medical supplies in several clinics in Sudan could run out within two weeks due to disruptions in global supply chains linked to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The organization stated that continued airspace closures and disruptions to keyContinue Reading
Al-Junaynah, March 12 (Darfur24) The Ministry of Health in West Darfur State announced that 34 health centers have ceased providing medical services in several localities over the past two months, following the suspension of donor-funded support. The Director General of the health ministry, Dr. Mohamed Musa, told Darfur24 that theContinue Reading