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USA calls for Sudan-Chad border to remain open

22/10/2024 23:04 ADRE

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called on the Sudanese authorities to extend the opening of the Adré border crossing...

Malnutrition and extrajudicial killing reported by Khartoum residents

22/10/2024 17:44 KHARTOUM

“We suffer from deplorable living conditions." Some citizens only eat one meal of lentils or porridge a day provided by...

MSF Sudan doctor pens heartfelt plea amid ongoing humanitarian crisis

21/10/2024 13:53 TWIC / ABYEI / UM RAKUBA / KHARTOUM

In an open letter, Doctor Mohamed Bashir, a Sudanese medical staff member with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), shares a poignant...

Sudan Finance Minister calls for Chad border crossing ‘to be closed today before tomorrow’

20/10/2024 13:22

Sudan’s Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim has called for the immediate closure of the Adré border crossing with Chad, on the...

MSF urges urgent action on Sudan crisis at European Parliament

16/10/2024 16:03 STRASBOURG / EL FASHER / ZAMZAM CAMP

The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Emergency Coordinator Claire San Filippo delivered a powerful address to the European Parliament in the...

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...

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