By Alice Plouzeau | Partnerships Team
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.
Since April 2023, a civil war has been opposing Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group. This conflict is degrading an already percarious political, medical and humanitarian context. While 18 000 people have died (and more than 40 000 indirect deaths have been reported), the locals suffer from lootings and sexual violence. Health structures are targeted in the fighting.
In Karthoum, MSF has a surgical team operating in Bashair hospital and medical teams in Alban Jadeed hospitaland other hospitals near the capital, providing traumatology, gynaecology-obstretrics, care for victims of sexual violence and treatment for malnutrition.
In Darfur, where recurring fighting leaves civilians slaughtered or traumatized, MSF operates in all 5 areas (Central Darfur, North Darfur, East Darfur, South Darfur and West Darfur). In North Darfur, MSF teams provide care in the ZamZam refugee camp (the largest in the country with 450 000 people): the October 2024 therapeutic food delivery enabled MSF to start treating malnourished children again.
In other areas of the country, through mobile clinics, through support to existing health structures and advocacy, MSF tries its best to help victims of the conflict, treat malnutrition, provide access to water and food, and treat diseases such as cholera or measles.
On November 6th, thanks to the generous support of our donors, we have recorded so far:
More than 899000 refugees have arrived in Chad, leading to a sharp deterioration in living conditions. A field hospital has been deployed to face this crisis in the Adré camp. Mobile clinics enable medical teams to reach isolated camps such as Aboutengué.
To help MSF support victims of this conflict in Sudan and in Chad, you can donate to our emergency response fund !
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