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September 20 - 2018 EL GEDAREF / EL GEZIRA

Attacks on doctors, Sudan medics strike

On Wednesday, the doctors at El Gedaref Hospital entered into a strike in protest an attack on a woman doctor by a relative of one of the patients.

September 20 - 2018 RIVER NILE STATE

Dam, mining blamed for rise in scorpion stings in Sudan

The rise in the incidence of people being stung by scorpions in Sudan, especially in River Nile state, is being blamed on the establishment of the Merowe dam and mining operations...

September 20 - 2018 SENNAR

Lightning kills four children in Sudan’s Sennar

A lightning strike in El Dindir in Sennar state has killed four children from the same family. There are fears for the spread of disease via stagnant water in the area.

September 20 - 2018 TAWILA

Sudden livestock deaths baffle North Darfur herders

Herders in Tawila locality in North Darfur have complained about the unexplained deaths of dozens of cattle, camels, and donkeys without any visible symptoms or apparent illness.

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Chikungunya fever spreading in Sudan’s Nile basin

September 20 - 2018 KASSALA / EL GEDAREF / RED SEA STATE

The number of cases of chikungunya* fever has dramatically increased in Kassala, where two seniors died on Monday. The current outbreak, in which more than 6,000 people have been infected, is causing paralysis in all service facilities and the markets.

September 20 - 2018 EL FASHER

Darfur: UK parliamentarians urge caution over Unamid cuts

A delegation of UK parliamentarians currently visiting Sudan travelled to Darfur today to meet the Governor of North Darfur, internally displaced people, and staff from the African...

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