My name is Solange Ahidjo.

I’m 26, and I am a midwife at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s maternity unit in Aboutengue camp, Chad. Here, around 80 percent of patients are Sudanese women who fled when war began in Sudan in April 2023 and have lived in the camp ever since.  

These women are among the more than three million people who were forced to leave Sudan on perilous journeys to safety in neighboring countries—with over 12 million people displaced by conflict overall.

My colleagues and I support women at every stage of their pregnancy, from before delivery to postpartum care. We assist women who face potential complications and, most importantly, are there for them during childbirth. We also support survivors of sexual violence by providing essential medical and mental health care.

The support of our donor community has been vital here and in Sudan as the war continues.

As needs mount in Chad, Sudan, and around the world, please take action to reaffirm that all patients should have access to safe medical care and humanitarian relief.
 

Women who come to the maternity unit trust us deeply—and we do everything we can to reassure them and support them in any way possible. As a woman who has given birth myself, I understand their pain. I know what they’re going through.

Friend, over the past two years, no one has been spared the violence and emergency situation in Sudan and Chad—the destruction is immense and millions of people are suffering. MSF is one of the few remaining humanitarian organizations in Sudan, but we can only provide care here and around the world with your support. 

Our work is critically needed. That’s why I’m asking for your help today so MSF can provide medical aid for people affected by the crisis in Sudan and other emergencies in over 70 countries around the world.
 

Thank you for providing a lifeline of support,

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières USA