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27,400 displaced people lack food and medicines in Sudan’s Blue Nile

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About 27,400 displaced people in Sudan’s Blue Nile region lack food and medicines, while mosquitoes and diseases worsen their living conditions. The local humanitarian commission is coordinating distributions with the World Food Programme, ADRA and Islamic Relief, according to Radio Tamazuj.

About 27,400 displaced people in the Blue Nile region, Sudan, need food and medicines, according to Gisma Abdel-Karim, the region’s humanitarian aid commissioner. The displaced people also report the spread of mosquitoes and diseases, as well as difficulties accessing education and earning an income.

The local humanitarian commission is coordinating distributions with the World Food Programme, ADRA and Islamic Relief, according to Radio Tamazuj.

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