In Sudan, “the needs are growing by the day, but the response is deeply inadequate”
April 9, 2024The following statement from Dr Christos Christou, International President, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), outlines the dire situation for people caught up in the war in Sudan ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the conflict. “Sudan is one of the...
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Urgent Appeal for Humanitarian Action in Sudan: Alarming Death Rates and Desperate Malnutrition Crisis Grips Zamzam Camp, North Darfur
February 5, 2024A rapid nutrition and mortality assessment carried out by the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reveals that a catastrophic situation has unfolded in Zamzam camp, North Darfur, since the conflict in Sudan began in April 2023. All emergency...
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Sudan: Unconscionable surgical ban in Khartoum that puts hundreds of lives at-risk must be immediately reversed, says MSF
November 17, 2023An unconscionable ban that is preventing life-saving surgical supplies from being transported to hospitals in RSF-controlled areas of Khartoum is putting the lives of hundreds of people – including women and children – at risk and must be immediately reversed,...
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Surgical ban in Khartoum must be immediately reversed
November 15, 2023An unconscionable ban that is preventing life-saving surgical supplies from being transported to hospitals in RSF-controlled areas of Khartoum is putting the lives of hundreds of people – including women and children – at risk and must be immediately reversed,...
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MSF calls for urgent international help for Sudanese refugees in Chad as major crisis looms
August 14, 2023As people continue to flee the conflict in Sudan, more than 358,000 refugees have arrived at the border town Adré, in eastern Chad. Refugee camps are being built, but the shelter and basic facilities available in the camps are wholly...
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Khartoum: Lack of essential visas for MSF staff threatens life-saving care in hospital
August 10, 2023Without visas being urgently granted by the Sudanese authorities, MSF may soon be forced to withdraw its support to the Turkish Hospital in Khartoum. Visa applications for emergency staff – including surgeons, nurses, and other specialists – have been pending for...
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“I saw many corpses on my way” – Stories from the massive influx of wounded Sudanese in eastern Chad
August 3, 2023By the time the current conflict in Sudan broke out in mid-April, its Darfur region had already been facing war and ethnic violence for over two decades. Today’s fighting – which first erupted in Khartoum between the Sudanese Armed Forces...
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Khartoum: Aid in jeopardy as MSF staff face beatings, death threats and theft
July 21, 2023Khartoum/Paris, 21 July, 2023 – On the afternoon of July 20, four MSF staff as well as four truck drivers and a team of 10 daily workers were stopped by a group of armed men while transporting medical supplies to...
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“The horrifying scenes in Khartoum will forever haunt me”: Refugees’ Journey from Khartoum to the Camps in East Sudan
July 19, 2023Since 15 April, different states in Sudan have been impacted by the fighting, the scale of violence, and limited access to healthcare and essential resources. This has drastically affected the lives of millions of people, leading to displacement and an...
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CAR: MSF vaccinates thousands of children after arrival of refugees from Sudan
July 19, 2023This vaccination campaign against measles and other diseases is part of the emergency response launched by the medical organization in the town of Birao, in northern Central African Republic, where refugees from Sudan have been relocated. A Sudanese girl is...
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Sudan: Over 1,000 wounded people treated at MSF-supported hospital during almost three months of fighting in El Fasher
July 16, 2023Since the start of the fighting in Sudan, MSF and Ministry of Health staff have treated over 1,000 war wounded patients at the hospital MSF supports in North Darfur. Here, Mohammed Alfa-qeeh – our project coordinator in El Fasher –...
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Sudan: child refugees in Chad, the direct victims of the conflict
July 9, 2023Sudanese refugees continue to flood into Chad following the conflict that rages in their country, particularly in West Darfur. Among them are infants, children and adolescents who are vulnerable and, in some cases, severely injured. The pediatric ward at the...
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