Measles outbreak in South Darfur’s Otash camp

01/03/2015 22:40

Measles is spreading fast in the Otash camp for the displaced in Nyala locality, South Darfur.
“The three health centres at the camp daily are currently receiving more than 100 children under the age of 10,” a sheikh told Dabanga from Otash camp, “while the centres are equipped to treat 30 patients each a day only.”

Measles is spreading fast in the Otash camp for the displaced in Nyala locality, South Darfur.

“The three health centres at the camp daily are currently receiving more than 100 children under the age of 10,” a sheikh told Dabanga from Otash camp, “while the centres are equipped to treat 30 patients each a day only.”

He explained that the first cases appeared mid-February.

The camp sheikh appealed to the South Darfur state authorities to intervene “as soon as possible”, and provide more staff and medicines to the health centres to contain the outbreak.