In January and February of this year, UNICEF was only able to help 18,000 children with severe acute malnutrition, out of about 1.8 million children estimated to have this condition. Measles is now officially an epidemic in thirteen of Sudan’s eighteen states, with 1,120 cases confirmed nationwide. The agency reacted to the problem by preparing...
Category: Darfur diseases
Malnutrition and low supplies of drinking water for hundreds of displaced persons in Jebel Marra
The villages of Numira, Dali, Massalit, Dolma, Sharafa and Humeida are reported in a March 27 Dabanga article as not having enough drinking water. The same article goes on to report that 3,000 people in Wadi Barkroi and 201 families in Wadi Ashara suffer from malnutrition and vulnerability to disease. Article may be found here: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/darfur-s-jebel-marra-residents-suffer-from-fever-thirst...