{"id":20128843,"date":"2026-02-24T18:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20128843"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:35:43","slug":"msf-closes-hospital-as-fighting-displaces-400-families-on-sudan-chad-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/msf-closes-hospital-as-fighting-displaces-400-families-on-sudan-chad-border","title":{"rendered":"MSF closes hospital as fighting displaces 400 families on Sudan\u2013Chad border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) has closed its hospital in El Tina, the Chadian border town opposite Sudan\u2019s North Darfur, after renewed fighting erupted across the frontier.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organisation said\u00a0in a statement published yesterday<\/a>, it shut the facility on Saturday because of its proximity to the Sudanese town of\u00a0El Tina<\/a>, which has seen days of clashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) briefly seized the town before Joint Forces, allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces, said they had\u00a0repelled the RSF attack<\/a>\u00a0and regained control, on Sunday. Fighting continued in the area, with reports that the RSF took control of areas east of El Tina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSF<\/a>\u00a0has moved activities to a new, previously unused facility, where teams treated about 40 patients between Saturday and Sunday and prepared space for eight families.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charity also reduced staff numbers as security conditions deteriorated, warning that repeated attacks and displacement along the border endanger patients and health workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018400 families newly displaced\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coordination Council of North Darfur Emergency Rooms<\/a> reported that more than 400 families fled El Tina over the weekend to valleys and border areas, joining thousands already displaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valley shelters now host around 2,000 families, while about 500 families have gathered in the Hamra area, placing severe pressure on scarce resources and basic services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local responders report acute shortages of food, water, and healthcare, and have urged international and regional organisations to intervene urgently and secure safe corridors for aid delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The El Tina Emergency Room said it has continued operating a communal kitchen<\/a> for the eighth consecutive day, providing meals for children, patients, and displaced families during Ramadan, despite worsening shortages of food, water, and medical supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n