Sudan is facing its worst cholera outbreak in years, with at least 40 people dying in one week. The country’s civil war and heavy rains have made the situation worse by contaminating water and overwhelming sewage systems. Many people in camps and displaced areas drink dirty water because clean water is scarce. Medical centers are [...]
People in North Darfur’s city of El-Fasher are facing deadly famine due to a two-month siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF blocks food and aid, forcing residents to eat animal feed called ambaz to survive. Prices for smuggled goods are very high. The United Nations says famine has reached the worst [...]
A cholera outbreak started in South Sudan in September 2024, worsening an already serious humanitarian crisis caused by violence, flooding, and hunger. Since October, over 80,000 cholera cases and 1,400 deaths have been reported. Other diseases like mpox, hepatitis, and measles are also spreading. South Sudan’s government and partners met to address the emergency and [...]
Since June 2024, measles outbreaks have been spreading across Darfur, Sudan, where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated over 9,950 patients. Around 2,700 required hospital care, and 35 deaths were reported. Low vaccination rates, worsened by conflict, supply blockades, and vaccine shortages, are major causes. In some areas, like Sortony, routine vaccinations stopped for months. [...]
Eight people, including five children, died in South Sudan after a three-hour walk for cholera treatment due to U.S. aid cuts that forced local health centers to close, ‘Save the Children’ reported. Over 90% of USAID contracts were canceled, threatening millions of lives. The U.S. State Department defended the cuts, citing corruption among South Sudan's [...]