Sudan: “The hospital is rapidly running out of medical supplies to treat survivors”

April 20, 2023

Dr Ghazali Babiker, country director for MSF in Sudan, shares his account of the current humanitarian emergency.Everywhere in the country, and especially in Khartoum, Darfur, North Kordofan and Gedaref states, our teams face serious challenges. Our premises in Nyala, South...

Sudan: MSF supports 183 wounded in North Darfur; medical teams and wounded trapped as intense fighting continues

April 18, 2023

Since Saturday 15 April, intense fighting has been taking place between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan. Many people, including healthcare workers, are currently trapped. Where we are...

Sudan: MSF uses camels and donkeys to reach remote mountain villages in Darfur

June 1, 2021

“The situation here was very difficult: the community in Dilli village had no access to healthcare for several years” says Mohamed Abdallah Juma, a community leader from Dilli, located in the mountainous Jebel Marra area of Sudan’s Darfur region. A rocky journey...

Against All Odds: Maternity Care in Rural North Darfur

April 16, 2013

April 16, 2013 After two days of prolonged labor, Sameera delivered a healthy baby boy. Fifteen-year old Sameera [patient’s name changed] had already been in labor for two days when her family decided to leave the valleys and farming plots...