Sudan Doctors Network Warns of Health Catastrophe Due to Militia Blocking Medical Supplies in North Kordofan
Sudan Doctors Network warned that forces controlling the area west of Bara in North Kordofan State are preventing the entry of supplies, threatening a humanitarian and health catastrophe that could lead to increased mortality rates, especially among children and the most vulnerable groups.
Sudane Doctors Network stated in a press release today (Sunday) that more than 200,000 citizens, including 20,000 children, in western Bara are suffering from dire conditions due to the spread of cholera and measles, as well as shortages of medicine and food.
The statement indicated that the Sudanese Doctors Network expresses its deep concern regarding the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian and health situation in western Bara, North Kordofan State, where more than 200,000 citizens, including more than 20,000 children, are facing extremely harsh humanitarian conditions as a result of severe shortages of food and medicine, in addition to the outbreak of measles and cholera.
According to the statement, field reports indicate that more than 100 cases of measles have been recorded among children in several health centers, in addition to 45 cases of cholera, amidst a sharp decline in health services and a lack of basic medical supplies.
The network revealed that a number of health facilities are currently operating without any medical supplies, including Tayba al-Zaatari Hospital, Umm Kridim Hospital, and the health centers of al-Shaqila Awlad Awana, Umm Saadoun al-Nadhir, Umm Dhuban, al-Murra, al-Hajj al-Lin, Damira Abdu, al-Kukiti, al-Qaa, Umm Hajlij, Duwaid, al-Shawq, Umm Ashira, and al-Nabda.
It added that the affected administrative units include: Tayba al-Zaatari (approximately 50,000 people), Umm Kridim (50,000), al-Mazroub (40,000), Umm Saadoun (30,000), Damira (25,000), and al-Hajj al-Lin (20,000), bringing the total affected population to more than 200,000.
The statement reiterated that Sudan Doctors Network warns that the continued interruption of medical and food supplies, and the prevention of supplies from entering the area by the forces controlling it, portends a humanitarian and health catastrophe that could lead to increased mortality rates, especially among children and the most vulnerable groups.
The network appealed to the United Nations, humanitarian and relief organizations, and relevant health authorities for immediate and urgent intervention to deliver medicines, intravenous solutions, vaccines, and medical supplies, as well as providing food and safe water, to ensure the containment of disease outbreaks and save the lives of thousands of civilians in the region.