WHO Regional Director ’s remarks at the regional press briefing on health emergencies
22 November 2023 – Thank you for joining us today for our regional update on the health emergencies in the occupied Palestinian territory and Sudan.
Before I begin my remarks, I’d like to take a moment to remember Dima Alhaj, our young WHO colleague who was tragically killed yesterday when her parents’ home was bombed. Dima’s husband, 6-month-old baby boy and more than 50 other family members who had been sheltering together were also killed in the bombing. Dima joined WHO in 2019 as part of the WHO-supported trauma team at the Gaza Strip’s Limb Reconstruction Centre. We are all devastated by this shock...
Source: WHO EMRO News - November 21, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Regional Director statement on the health crisis in Sudan
21 November 2023 – With the world’s attention having turned to the horrifying situation in Gaza, we must remember that the Sudanese people continue to face suffering on a scale that is also catastrophic.
The figures coming out of Sudan are staggering: nearly 25 million people need humanitarian aid and 11 million people need urgent health assistance. More than 20 million people have now fallen into high levels of acute food insecurity, and every seventh child under five in Sudan is acutely malnourished. Around 4.2 million women, girls and vulnerable populations face the risk of gender-based violence – which can be li...
Source: WHO EMRO News - November 21, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Sudan: MSF - 'Hundreds of Lives At Risk As Logistics Ban in Capital Strangles Supply'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- International medical relif organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said it may have to halt surgical operations at the Turkish hospital in southern Khartoum, noting that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who control much of the city, will not allow surgical supplies to be transported to hospitals in rapid support areas. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa Health and Medicine Sudan Source Type: news
Sudan: SAF-RSF Jebel Aulia Clashes Intensify, North Darfur Dengue Fever and Malaria Cases Surge
[Dabanga] Jebel Aulia / El Gezira / El Fasher -- In a series of developments that unfolded over the past four days, warplanes executed airstrikes on specific sites within Jebel Aulia, situated at the southernmost edge of Khartoum. Intense clashes continued to rage throughout yesterday, marking the fourth consecutive day conflict in the region. The North Darfur Health Ministry also cautioned of a surging epidemic threat yesterday, following heavy fighting in the state capital of El Fasher last week, which claimed five lives and left many injured and (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Sudan Source Type: news
A new flour mill offers unexpected respite from threats of violence in Sudan
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Source: UNFPA News - November 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
South Sudan: Unshattered Hope in the Face of Adversity in South Sudan
[MSF] Conflict and hostilities between warring parties in neighbouring Uganda propelled Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to launch our first project in what is now South Sudan in Yei, Central Equatoria state. In 1983, a dedicated MSF team, including medical and support staff from then southern Sudan and other countries, provided emergency medical care to host communities and refugees who were fleeing civil unrest in Uganda. A region struggling with conflict became itself a refuge, a home to (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 16, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society South Sudan Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Costing and Budgeting Tool for National Action Plans On Antimicrobial Resistance - Catalysing Collaboration in South Sudan
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa South Sudan Source Type: news
Sudan: Surgical Supply Ban in Khartoum Must Be Immediately Reversed
[MSF] An unconscionable ban that is preventing life-saving surgical supplies from being transported to hospitals in areas of Khartoum, Sudan, controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is putting the lives of hundreds of people at risk and must be immediately reversed, says Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Sudan Source Type: news
Is history repeating itself in Darfur?
The escalating violence and reported ethnic cleansing in Sudan's civil war could lead to a repeat of the genocide in the Darfur region in the 2000s, the United Nations has warned. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Friday that it was "gravely concerned" after the mass killing of at least 800…#sudan #darfur #unitednations #unrefugeeagency #unhcr #sudanese #rsf #arab #westdarfur #masalit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UN says more than 800 people reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town amid war in Sudan
Fighters from a paramilitary force and their allied Arab militias rampaged through a town in Sudan’s war-ravaged region of Darfur, reportedly killing more than 800 people in a multiday attack, doctors and the U.N. said. The attack on Ardamata in West Darfur province earlier this month was the…#arab #sudan #darfur #ardamata #westdarfur #sudanese #rsf #abdelfattahburhan #mohamedhamdandagalo #omaralbashir (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UN sounds alarm on Darfur, warns world not to repeat history
Escalating bloodshed since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan could lead to another genocide, the United Nations warned after a sharp uptick of violence in Darfur. The U.N. Refugee Agency said on Friday that it was “gravely concerned” following the mass killing of at least 800 people within 72…#sudan #unitednations #darfur #unrefugeeagency #arab #ardamata #westdarfur #nonarab #sudanese #masalit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sudan: UN, Italy Sign €4.2 Mln Grant to Upgrade Healthcare in Kassala
[Dabanga] Kassala / Rome -- The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) have signed an agreement for €4.2 million to enhance the quality of healthcare services in Kassala, Sudan. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 9, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa Europe and Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Sudan Source Type: news
The world ’s largest child displacement crisis is in Sudan
A woman washes clothes using the water from the valley on September 20, 2023, in Metche, Chad. Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese people have sought refuge across the border in Chad. | Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images While attention is rightly focused on the catastrophe in Gaza, millions elsewhere…#metche #chad #sudanese #gaza #aljazeera #palestinian #adelatallah #atallah #israeli #sudan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sudan: More People Forced to Flee Sudan to Chad As Fighting Intensifies
[MSF] Following increased fighting in El Geneina in Sudan's West Darfur, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams working across the border in eastern Chad have seen an immediate and major increase in the number of people arriving in the region. Refugees coming from Sudan are mainly women and children, and recount stories of large-scale violence against civilians. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Central Africa Chad East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Sudan Source Type: news
Sudan: Scores Felled By Cholera Outbreak
[Dabanga] El Gedaref / Sennar -- The Ministry of Health and Social Development in eastern Sudan's El Gedaref reported that it recorded nearly 1,000 confirmed cases of cholera out of a total of 1,187 suspected cases between August 26 and November 5, including 36 deaths. Since august, the disease spread to many more areas in the state, the Health Ministry said in a statement yesterday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 7, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Sudan Source Type: news
