Forty-five hepatitis cases recorded at Sudan’s Kalma camp
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sudan Tribune
Forty-five cases of viral hepatitis have been recorded at the Kalma displaced people’s camp in Sudan’s South Darfur state, according to its coordination committee. Residents face shortages of medicines and healthcare, while the war is restricting access to humanitarian aid, reports Sudan Tribune.
The general coordination of displaced people and refugees in Darfur has recorded 45 cases of hepatitis at the Kalma camp in South Darfur state, Sudan. Adam Rijal, the coordination’s spokesperson, said the camp was currently receiving two to three patients a day, according to Sudan Tribune.
The worsening health situation is also affecting several other camps in Darfur, including Tawila, El-Fasher, Kassab and Fata Bornou, as well as displacement areas in Kordofan and Blue Nile. Adam Rijal called for increased early screening and prevention, prioritising children, pregnant women and other vulnerable people.
The coordination attributes the situation to a lack of medical services and medicines and declining humanitarian aid because of the war. It is calling on the UN, its agencies and humanitarian organisations to increase health interventions for displaced people.
