Ministerial delegation in North Darfur to assess humanitarian needs
A ministerial delegation chaired by the federal Minister of Health arrived in El Fasher, North Darfur, on Wednesday, to assess the humanitarian needs of those affected by attacks on the eastern North Darfur localities of Alliet, El Taweisha, Kalamindo, and Saraf Omra in the west. The federal Minister of Urban Planning, Fateh Abdel Aziz, told the press upon arrival in El Fasher that the most important task for the ministry is to repair and maintain the water facilities in the eastern North Darfur localities. “Apart from the fact that the insurgents have destroyed all the water stations, there is almost no fuel anymore in the region. We urgently need to provide water pumps, generators, and tankers to transport water to the citizens. We need to provide fuel and financial support.” Abu Abbas Abdallah Tayeb Jido, the federal Minister of Health, described the health conditions in the affected localities of Saraf Omra, Alliet, El Taweisha, and Kalamindo, as “very serious”. “All health facilities were destroyed, and medical equipment and medicines looted. Health workers were displaced. Some of them were killed and wounded.” He said that the rate of mortality among mothers, children, and elderly may have risen “because of the lack of health services, and malnutrition. Cases of depression and hysteria may prevail as a result of intimidation and the loss of family members. Another problem is the absence of national or international organisations that could provide health services.” Concerning the provision of food, the Minister of Agriculture, Eisa Mohamed Abdallah, warned that the farmlands in the four affected localities are deserted. He pointed out that this may have “very serious consequences” as North Darfur was already suffering from a “food deficit of more than 60 percent, which is equivalent to 142,000 tons”. File photo Related:Saraf Omra looted goods and livestock for sale in West Darfur’s capital (13 March 2014)Sudan to aid ‘victims of insurgency’ in eastern North Darfur (12 March 2014)‘Sudan Armed Forces will liberate North Darfur soon’: Vice-President (12 March 2014)
A ministerial delegation chaired by the federal Minister of Health arrived in El Fasher, North Darfur, on Wednesday, to assess the humanitarian needs of those affected by attacks on the eastern North Darfur localities of Alliet, El Taweisha, Kalamindo, and Saraf Omra in the west.
The federal Minister of Urban Planning, Fateh Abdel Aziz, told the press upon arrival in El Fasher that the most important task for the ministry is to repair and maintain the water facilities in the eastern North Darfur localities. “Apart from the fact that the insurgents have destroyed all the water stations, there is almost no fuel anymore in the region. We urgently need to provide water pumps, generators, and tankers to transport water to the citizens. We need to provide fuel and financial support.”
Abu Abbas Abdallah Tayeb Jido, the federal Minister of Health, described the health conditions in the affected localities of Saraf Omra, Alliet, El Taweisha, and Kalamindo, as “very serious”. “All health facilities were destroyed, and medical equipment and medicines looted. Health workers were displaced. Some of them were killed and wounded.”
He said that the rate of mortality among mothers, children, and elderly may have risen “because of the lack of health services, and malnutrition. Cases of depression and hysteria may prevail as a result of intimidation and the loss of family members. Another problem is the absence of national or international organisations that could provide health services.”
Concerning the provision of food, the Minister of Agriculture, Eisa Mohamed Abdallah, warned that the farmlands in the four affected localities are deserted. He pointed out that this may have “very serious consequences” as North Darfur was already suffering from a “food deficit of more than 60 percent, which is equivalent to 142,000 tons”.
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