Sudan: Supply blockade forces MSF to stop care for 5,000 malnourished children in North Darfur

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to stop outpatient treatment for 5,000 children with acute malnutrition in Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur, Sudan, because the warring parties have blocked deliveries of food, medicines and other essential supplies for months. “There is an urgent need for a massive supply of nutritional products […]

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MSF report: Pregnant women and children dying in shocking numbers in South Darfur

One of the worst maternal and child health emergencies in the world is unfolding in South Darfur, Sudan, according to a report released by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Pregnant, birthing, and postpartum women, as well as children, are dying from preventable conditions as their health needs far exceed what MSF can respond to. […]

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Q&A: A Canadian Emergency Coordinator shares the catastrophic impact of war in Sudan

Canadian Ada Yee is an MSF emergency coordinator who has worked in over 17 countries, including Ethiopia, Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, and Yemen. She recently completed a four-month assignment in Sudan’s South Darfur region and shares some insight on the impact of the war in Sudan. 17 months after war broke out […]

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Sudan: Catastrophic situation in Zamzam camp, every effort must be made to finally deliver food, medicines and essential supplies to blockaded and starved communities

As the results of a nutrition screening carried out by the Sudanese health authorities and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) earlier this month in Zamzam camp, North Darfur, indicate a catastrophic nutritional situation that is only getting worse, MSF urges the UN and international stakeholders involved in negotiating broader humanitarian access to consider all […]

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MSF responds to Cholera in Sudan: ‘He didn’t know he was going to live’

A cholera outbreak is gripping across several states of central and eastern Sudan bringing yet more risk, death and misery to people already bruised by the country’s brutal war. Cholera adds an additional challenge to the crisis amidst mass displacement, insecurity, and difficulties accessing medical care amid a humanitarian response that is far below what […]

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Sudan: MSF calls for quick response, unrestricted access as cholera poses latest peril in war

A cholera outbreak is gripping across central and eastern Sudan bringing yet more risk, death and misery to people already bruised by the country’s brutal war. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams are supporting by treating patients and providing water and sanitation services. Ongoing war, floods and now cholera In August, Sudanese authorities […]

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Sudan: 500 Days of War and a Failing Humanitarian Response as Medical Needs Soar

Today marks 500 days since Sudan began enduring its worst humanitarian crisis yet. This is a shameful moment for international humanitarian organizations and donors, who for over 16 months have failed to provide an adequate response to the country’s escalating medical needs, from catastrophic child malnutrition to widespread disease outbreaks. Heavy restrictions from both warring […]

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Sudan: Last hospital in El Fasher risks closure during intensive bombardment of the city

As the fighting escalates in El Fasher once more, its impact on the lives of civilians is becoming increasingly devastating, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Multiple attacks on the city have taken place over the past week and since Saturday, at least 15 people have been killed, more than 130 have been injured, […]

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“We Too Have Dreams and Talents” 

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been running an emergency response in Eastern Chad for a year to address the medical and humanitarian needs of refugees who fled Sudan after the outbreak of war. Since the conflict began in April 2023 till June this year, over 600,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Chad as […]

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Sudan: MSF outraged and alarmed over repeated attacks on hospitals in El Fasher and blockade on urgently needed medicine and food

Repeated attacks on healthcare facilities in El Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur, are causing the already heavy death toll in the city to rise even further, while the ongoing blockage on urgently needed medical supply trucks is putting even more lives at risk, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The organization calls for all […]

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