Since November 2020, we have been working in Al-Gedaref and Kassala states, assisting both Ethiopian refugees and local communities with basic and maternal health care, vaccinations, malnutrition screening, water and sanitation, and treatment for neglected tropical diseases in health centers and in the camps. In Darfur, a remote region that has suffered over a decade of conflict, security remains fragile, with recurrent violent clashes followed by waves of displacement. Our teams were present in four states, providing medical care through hospitals and both mobile and fixed clinics, and running mass vaccination campaigns. Services included basic and emergency health care, sexual and reproductive health care, as well as health promotion and laboratory support. We also worked to improve access to safe drinking water and upgraded sanitation by constructing and rehabilitating latrines.
In June, we started running a nutrition ward for children with moderate to severe malnutrition in Ad-Damazine teaching hospital in Blue Nile region. Our teams also supported the hospital with health promotion, infection prevention, and control and staff training.
In December, we handed over our White Nile project to the Ministry of Health. For seven years, we had offered medical assistance to both refugees and local communities.
