The crisis in Sudan worsens as famine spreads
More than a million people have fled the civil war in Sudan to the Nuba Mountains for a relatively safe existence. Now there are more than four million people in the area and the food situation is getting worse and worse, writes The Telegraph in a report.
In December, famine was declared in five areas of the country, and the western Nuba Mountains is one of them. Deliveries of fresh goods are not expected to arrive until April, and the hospital in the area has started to ration nut cream, which is used to treat severe malnutrition in children.
Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in Sudan earlier this week. She said that Sudan's economy, social services and infrastructure are close to collapse.
- Almost two-thirds of Sudan's total population, more than 30 million people, will need humanitarian assistance this year. 16 million of them are children, she said, according to Africa News.
A Doctor for an Area the Size of Austria
The Mother of Mercy Hospital in the remote Nuba Mountains of Sudan has become a lifeline for refugees fleeing war and famine.
The American doctor and missionary Tom Catena runs the hospital and has worked virtually non-stop since it opened 17 years ago, he says in an interview with The Telegraph.
“I had pulmonary tuberculosis in 2017 [...] I guess that was the last time I really took some time off,” he tells the newspaper.
Layla Mohammed, 40, traveled by tuktuk for five days to reach the hospital so her daughter could be treated for severe malnutrition. Four million people live in the area but there are only two hospitals.
“We heard about Dr. Tom, they say he has treated millions of people,” she says.
The doctor himself says he sees over 100 patients a day.
More than a million people have fled the civil war in Sudan to the Nuba Mountains for a relatively safe existence. Now there are more than four million people in the area and the food situation is getting worse and worse, writes The Telegraph in a report.
In December, famine was declared in five areas of the country, and the western Nuba Mountains is one of them. Deliveries of fresh goods are not expected to arrive until April, and the hospital in the area has started to ration nut cream, which is used to treat severe malnutrition in children.
Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in Sudan earlier this week. She said that Sudan's economy, social services and infrastructure are close to collapse.
- Almost two-thirds of Sudan's total population, more than 30 million people, will need humanitarian assistance this year. 16 million of them are children, she said, according to Africa News.
A Doctor for an Area the Size of Austria
The Mother of Mercy Hospital in the remote Nuba Mountains of Sudan has become a lifeline for refugees fleeing war and famine.
The American doctor and missionary Tom Catena runs the hospital and has worked virtually non-stop since it opened 17 years ago, he says in an interview with The Telegraph.
“I had pulmonary tuberculosis in 2017 [...] I guess that was the last time I really took some time off,” he tells the newspaper.
Layla Mohammed, 40, traveled by tuktuk for five days to reach the hospital so her daughter could be treated for severe malnutrition. Four million people live in the area but there are only two hospitals.
“We heard about Dr. Tom, they say he has treated millions of people,” she says.
The doctor himself says he sees over 100 patients a day.
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