Sudan: Displaced People in Sudan's Darfur and Kordofan Face Humanitarian and Health Catastrophe
[Dabanga] Malha / Um Jak -- About 6,200 children are suffering from malnutrition in Malha in North Darfur, while a cholera outbreak is causing a health crisis in Um Jak administrative area and the Hamir Um Taqola village in West Kordofan, the General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugee Camps and the Dar Hamar Emergency Room say.
In Sudan's Darfur and Kordofan regions, displaced populations face severe humanitarian and health crises, according to the General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugee Camps. In Malha, North Darfur, about 6,200 children suffer from malnutrition, with 1,500 of them experiencing severe acute malnutrition. Additionally, 1,350 pregnant and breastfeeding women are also malnourished.
The area is plagued by a cholera outbreak and other diseases, such as tuberculosis, anemia, and diarrhea, with limited access to medicines. Adam Rijal, spokesperson for the coordination, describes the situation as catastrophic and forgotten by the world, urging the United Nations and international organizations to address the isolation and send emergency teams.
In West Kordofan, the Dar Hamar Emergency Room reports a cholera outbreak, causing eight deaths and 40 cases in the past 48 hours. The region lacks medical staff, life-saving medicines, and intravenous fluids, as well as health isolation centers to contain the outbreak. Humanitarian organizations continue to provide assistance despite active conflict and funding shortfalls, reaching 12.3 million people across Sudan from January to July, but only 2.2 million people received assistance across multiple sectors.
The World Health Organization reports over 2,600 cholera cases in the Kordofan region and is scaling up efforts to provide clean water and treatment. However, insecurity continues to drive displacement, with IOM reporting 730 people fleeing several villages in Abassiya locality, South Kordofan. OCHA calls for protection of civilians, including health and humanitarian workers, and facilitation of humanitarian access.
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