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North Darfur supply blockade stalls treatment for 5,000 malnourished children

13/10/2024 18:39

Humanitarian and relief NGOs operating in North Darfur lament that security issues and an ongoing supply blockade by the Rapid...

Sudan Emergency Rooms endorsed for Nobel Peace Prize

08/10/2024 20:04 OSLO

The grassroots humanitarian networks Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) have been endorsed by Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Director Henrik...

On 5 October 2024 in Port Sudan, Sudan, UNICEF Health Officer Khattab Obaid inspects a shipment of cholera vaccines in the back of a refrigerated truck before they are transported to Kassala, Gedaref and River Nile states. A UNICEF-chartered plane carrying 1.4 million doses of oral cholera vaccines arrived in Port Sudan, Sudan, early this morning, to bolster efforts to protect children from the ongoing cholera outbreak affecting the country. Since the current outbreak began in July 2024, over 18,000 cases of cholera and approximately 550 deaths have been reported in 10 states across the country. The new batch of vaccines adds to the 404,000 doses UNICEF delivered to Sudan last month and will be used in the ongoing immunization campaigns. The campaigns aim to vaccinate 1.81 million people against cholera in the hardest-hit states: Gedaref, Kassala and River Nile. Besides cholera, concurrent outbreaks of other diseases – such as dengue, malaria and measles – are taking hold in at least 12 of Sudan’s 18 states. Earlier this week, UNICEF delivered nearly 190,000 doses of malaria vaccines to the country to help protect children from malaria. “Coming on the heels of war, displacement and famine, the impact of these epidemics could be catastrophic for children,” said Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative to Sudan. “Delivery of the vaccines to health authorities in Sudan and into the arms of communities most at risk is essential for stopping the spread of these deadly diseases.” Ongoing disease outbreaks are pushing Sudan’s already fragile healthcare system to a breaking point and exacerbating weaknesses in the sanitation and hygiene infrastructure. Limited access to safe water and adequate sanitation, especially in overcrowded displacement sites and camps increases the risk of transmission. Children who have never been vaccinated and those suffering from malnutrition are particularly at risk. “We need all hands on deck now to scale up our response,

1.4 million cholera vaccines land in Port Sudan

07/10/2024 10:14

An aircraft chartered by UNICEF carrying 1.4 million doses of oral cholera vaccines landed in Port Sudan on Saturday, to...

Sudan among top four facing global acute malnutrition, as disease outbreaks surge

04/10/2024 16:45 PORT SUDAN

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has placed Sudan among the top four countries globally...

UNICEF: ‘Immediate ceasefire essential to enable humanitarian relief in Sudan’

15/09/2024 13:18 PORT SUDAN

Developments such as the reopening of Sudan’s Adré border crossing with Chad present an opportunity to deliver aid, however, an...

WHO chief: Sudan health crisis ‘falling on deaf ears’

09/09/2024 19:23 PORT SUDAN

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom issued a stark warning about the worsening health crisis in Sudan, describing the...

USAID chief: Sudan’s humanitarian crisis at dangerous levels’

05/09/2024 10:01 WASHINGTON D.C.

USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman has called on the international community and members of the Sudanese diaspora to step up...

Minister denies famine in Sudan

04/09/2024 10:44 PORT SUDAN

Sudan’s Acting Minister of Agriculture, Abubakr El Bishri, has denied that there are any signs of famine in the country,...

Shells fall on crowded markets in Darfur

27/08/2024 19:37 EL FASHER / ED DAEIN / SAGA'A EL JAMAL / JALAGANI

As the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued to bomb El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, particularly targeting the northern...

38 aid trucks cross Sudan-Chad Adré border

27/08/2024 17:17 ADRE / EL GENEINA

A convoy of 38 aid trucks have crossed the recently re-opened Adré border, a “very important” crossing on the Sudan-Chad...

Sudan dam disaster – 50,000 people effected by flood

27/08/2024 09:39 ARBAAT / PORT SUDAN

Humanitarian partners and authorities are working on deploying more teams to assess the damage and address the urgent needs of...

Darfur and Sudan aid distribution hampered as bridges succumb to floods

26/08/2024 22:54 ADRÉ / MURNEI

Humanitarian convoys bound for Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan, especially via the Adré crossing at the Sudan-Chad border, which was...

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