Over 900 cases have occurred!, The measles outbreak has caused over 80% of hospitals to stop providing services! Coordination | Hospital | Outbreak Here
On July 28th local time, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released a report on the situation in Sudan, stating that over 80% of hospitals in the country have ceased services. Over 60 hospitals, which are still operating with the help of humanitarian aid organizations, are expected to run out of medical supplies in the next two weeks.
The report points out that due to the disruption of basic public health services, some infectious diseases that were already under control before the conflict are erupting. Currently, 28 regions in 11 states have experienced measles outbreaks, with over 900 reported cases.
The report also points out that the armed conflict in Sudan has caused over 3.5 million people to be displaced, of which nearly 2.7 million have been displaced within Sudan and over 820000 have fled to neighboring countries for refuge.
On April 15th, armed conflicts broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Force in the capital city of Khartoum and other areas, and the conflict continues to this day.