Al-Gedaref

In Al-Gedaref, eastern Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams treated 336 cases of suspected acute watery diarrhoea. MSF trained staff from partner organisations in case management and prevention, and conducted community education sessions.

Sudan has the highest rate of kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis) in East Africa and Al-Gedaref accounts for nearly 70 per cent of the patients nationwide. MSF provides free diagnosis and case management support to two hospitals in this region and organises awareness-raising activities in the community. More than 1,300 patients were treated for kala azar in Sudan in 2017.

North Darfur

Tawila is home to almost 75,000 internally displaced people. MSF added a new maternity wing to the hospital there, increasing the capacity to 58 beds. During the year, staff assisted with 541 deliveries at the hospital.

Teams continued to run a project in Sortoni camp, where many people who have fled fighting in Jebel Mara have settled. In 2017, more than 56,600 primary healthcare consultations were carried out.

The MSF-supported hospital assists internally displaced people in the gold mining area of El Sireaf, where periodic clashes between the local community and armed nomadic groups result in many deaths. A new primary health post was opened in Garazawya which can also refer patients to El Sireaf hospital.

In 2017, MSF handed over the project it had been running in Dar Zaghawa since 2009 to the Ministry of Health.

West Darfur

Local health facilities in West Darfur are being rehabilitated as increasing numbers of people displaced by the war return home. In 2017, MSF opened a clinic offering high-quality paediatric services. The team there also provides epidemiological monitoring and is ready to respond to emergencies.

East Darfur

In East Darfur, MSF is working in Kario refugee camp, which hosts 19,000 refugees from South Sudan. Following an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea, the team opened a treatment centre, in addition to the primary and secondary healthcare services available in the camp. MSF also organised a mass vaccination campaign against measles.

White Nile state

In response to a large influx of South Sudanese refugees at Khor Wharal camp, MSF set up an emergency field hospital, providing secondary healthcare for the camp population of 50,000 people. More than 91,000 consultations were performed and 5,793 patients were admitted to the facility over the course of the year.

MSF also runs an 83-bed hospital in Kashafa refugee camp, which has a population of 83,000 South Sudanese who arrived before 2017. The hospital is also a referral point for the local community.