This is one of the largest emergency programs in the history of Medecins Sans Frontieres, with a wide range of activities: general medicine, emergency care, war surgery, traumatology, pediatrics, malnutrition management, vaccination, mental health, sexual and reproductive health, water and sanitation. More than 600,000 additional refugees have arrived in Chad, leading to a sharp deterioration in living conditions. A 200-bed inflatable field hospital including 2 surgical units has been installed.
Since April 2023, a civil war has been raging in Sudan, pitting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group. The capital Khartoum and Darfur (south-west) are the worst-affected regions. Civilians are exposed to the violence of the conflict and the atrocities committed by the armed groups and access to drinking water, food and healthcare is very limited or non-existent. Of June, 19th, 24.8 million of people are in need of humanitarian assistance
MSF support has considerably expanded the capacity of some of these hospitals to offer surgical care, trauma care and gyneco-obstetric services (surgery, childbirth). MSF also provides care for survivors of sexual violence and malnutrition. Teams provide care in hospitals in several urban centers, notably in the towns of El Fasher (North Darfur) and El Geneina (West Darfur), as well as in mobile clinics and health centers in more isolated areas. MSF teams also provide assistance to displaced
Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors without borders has been working in Sudan since 1979 and was already present in 12 of the 15 States of the country, prior to the resurgence of the conflict in 2023. Its activities consisted of assisting displaced people and South-sudanese refugees by providing primary and secondary healthcare.
