Displaced people in Sudan need medical care, clean water and food. Give Now

Friend,

Every two hours, a child dies in Zamzam camp, Sudan.

This is the situation Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are faced with at the camp in North Darfur for people fleeing violence, where MSF is the only health provider in the area. April 15 marked a year of brutal war that has ravaged Sudan. No one has been spared—the destruction is immense and millions of people, including children, are suffering.

Other international aid organizations have evacuated and the delivery of vital humanitarian aid has almost come to a standstill. Across Sudan, the humanitarian response is failing to meet the needs of millions of people. MSF is currently the only large international aid organization providing free specialist pediatric medical care in Darfur—a region the size of France—which is not nearly enough to respond to the scale of the needs.

Without access to clean drinking water and food, the consequences are staggering: Our current estimate is that there are around 13 child deaths in Zamzam camp each day. MSF has rapidly scaled up our response, but we need your help to meet increased needs.

Rush your gift today to power MSF’s emergency response in Sudan and in over 70 countries around the world >>

The current war in Sudan has not only forced over eight million people to flee their homes, but also made conditions worse for those who had already been displaced—including the 300,000 people in Zamzam camp. The halt in food distribution has caused people to go hungry. Young children and babies are bearing the brunt of this malnutrition crisis.

Our estimates show that nearly 40 percent of children between the ages of six months and two years are acutely malnourished, including 15 percent with severe acute malnutrition. About 40 percent of pregnant and breastfeeding women are also malnourished. Without the food they need to survive, many young children are dying because of malnutrition.

My colleagues and I are working to meet the immense need for health care—particularly pediatric care—in Zamzam camp and the surrounding areas. The support of our donor community has been vital in Sudan as the conflict here continues to unfold.

As needs continue to mount in Sudan and around the world, please rush your gift today and power MSF’s vital work >>

Gratefully,

Dr. Emmanuel Berbain
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières

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