Nyala, July 28 (Darfur24) The health of three women activists detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nyala, South Darfur State, has deteriorated after months in custody without access to adequate medical care, according to multiple sources who spoke to Darfur24 on Monday. The RSF’s intelligence unit arrested severalContinue Reading
Zalingei, July 28 (Darfur24) A specialised health centre in Zalingei, Central Darfur State, resumed operations on Monday after being closed for more than four days following an attack by relatives of a patient who died during surgery, according to medical staff and local leaders. A doctor at the Zalingei SpecialisedContinue Reading
Nyala, July 25 (Darfur24) Authorities in the Founding Alliance (TASIS) in Nyala, South Darfur State, have released two doctors who were arrested by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intelligence earlier this month. Last week, an emergency court in Nyala sentenced Dr. Ibrahim Tawil and Dr. Mutaz Omar to one year inContinue Reading
Damazin, July 24 (Darfur24) Health authorities in Sudan’s Blue Nile State have confirmed 681 dengue fever cases and more than 600 suspected infections in Damazin since June, as officials step up mosquito control efforts amid complaints over the high cost of testing and shortages of some medicines. Bilal Al-Daw Al-Qaja,Continue Reading
Nyala, July 14 (Darfur24) The arrest of two doctors in Nyala, South Darfur, has forced the closure of a major medical clinic after staff launched an open-ended strike in protest against their detention by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Medical sources told Darfur24 on Monday that RSF personnel arrested Dr.Continue Reading
Tawila, July 11 (Darfur24) The Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) government has ordered Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) France to cease its operations in Tawila, North Darfur, according to health sources. The move follows the government’s decision to suspend MSF France’s activities in areas under its control, including most of Darfur andContinue Reading
Al-Nuhud, July 10 (Darfur24) Cholera cases have declined sharply in the town of Fuga in West Kordofan after weeks of deadly infections, following the deployment of medical teams and humanitarian organizations to the area, according to medical sources. The outbreak had overwhelmed the town’s fragile healthcare system, which faced severeContinue Reading
Nyala, July 06 (Darfur24) Health authorities in South Darfur State announced on Sunday that they have intensified their field response measures after confirming three cholera cases, including two involving individuals who had recently arrived from North Kordofan State, where a cholera outbreak is currently ongoing. In a statement, the MinistryContinue Reading
Al-Mazroub, July 04 (Darfur24) The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Al-Mazroub, North Kordofan State, has risen to 21, while the number of confirmed infections has exceeded 400 since the disease began spreading in early June, medical sources said on Saturday. The outbreak is part of a wider choleraContinue Reading
Nyala, June 29 (Darfur24) Displaced people sheltering in Nyala, South Darfur State, say they are facing increasingly dire living conditions, with severe shortages of food, clean water and medical care, particularly for people living with chronic illnesses. Nyala has received thousands of people displaced by fighting in Kordofan, North DarfurContinue Reading