A disastrous situation
she said Sudan Medical Syndicate The large spread of dengue fever presents a catastrophic situation due to the shortage of medicines and intravenous solutions and their high prices, noting that emergency rooms suffer from increased pressure due to the increase in the number of patients in general as well as the number. of urgent matters.
The union revealed a difficult situation among medical workers, and explained, “In Bashaer Hospital, the largest and most important hospital in the South Belt region of Khartoum, more than 90 percent of the workers their medical staff suffering from dengue fever, and some of them in intensive care to receive treatment, which required the complete closure of several hospitals. “
The union confirmed that the situation is in other areas of the state Khartoumsuch as the Al-Jarif region west of Shambat and others, as well as in the rest of the states affected by rains and epidemics in general, very different from the situation in the southern part of the Belt , saying, “The situation is terrible in every sense of the word, with an almost complete collapse of health services. “
The union warned that the health, food and humanitarian situation in Sudan calls for the international community, the United Nations and its agencies to urgently fulfill their role, and calls on health organizations such as the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders and others to make more efforts. .
A new challenge
According to the Medical Syndicate, fever and cholera represent another challenge to the crisis in Sudan and to the broken health system, which is already struggling with rising levels of malnutrition among children, an increase in numbers of war injuries and regular cases of preventable diseases.
A union spokesperson told Sky News Arabia that the government and international response is still very weak.
Health and environmental experts say the combination of the effects of severe flooding, poor living conditions, and a lack of enough food and drinking water for millions of people, especially in overcrowded camps for displaced people, has create a favorable environment for spread. diseases
Problems and obstacles
Adel Mahmoud, a volunteer in the “Al-Salamah” district in the southern province of Khartoum, told Sky News Arabia that people are dying every day in dozens in different parts of the capital due to the widespread spread of fever, cholera, and many other diseases, due to a great lack of hospitals and doctors.
He said, “Last week, we were able, with great difficulty, to get a buggy to take one of the residents to Bashaer Hospital, which is about 4 kilometers from the neighborhood. But after we arrived at the hospital and miraculously survived a bombing that targeted one of the areas as we passed by, we were surprised by the hundreds of patients lying there in the hospital courtyard, waiting.” Their role is that only two doctors and a small number of nurses and medical staff are working because of the illness in the hospital. most hospital workers with dengue fever.”
Mahmoud says that after two hours of waiting, the patient they brought died, but he was not the only one, as two children who were ‘wait for it, despite the great efforts and efforts made by the limited number of medical workers.
Risks
An official announcement of the release has been made Cholera In 10 of the eighteen states in the country, while most of the rest of the states are suffering from the spread of malaria, dengue fever, and typhoid after heavy rains and torrential rains that swept large areas of the country, the presence of stagnant water increased, which caused it to be turned into a suitable environment for the proliferation of disease vectors and epidemics.
Diseases are spreading in Sudan due to large waves of displacement, severe lack of electricity and potable water services, almost complete lack of transportation and health services, and large spread of disease vectors such as flies and mosquitoes.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has confirmed that millions of children are at risk of death due to epidemic diseases. The organization indicates that approximately 5 million children are in need of urgent health care, including 700,000 children under the age of 5.
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Millions of people are trapped in combat zones and fleeing transit zones in the south, north and east Sudan A difficult situation due to the alarming spread of fever and watery diarrhea, and a severe shortage of hospitals, with approximately 80 percent of them out of service due to the ongoing fighting in the country from mid-April 2023.
A disastrous situation
she said Sudan Medical Syndicate The large spread of dengue fever presents a catastrophic situation due to the shortage of medicines and intravenous solutions and their high prices, noting that emergency rooms suffer from increased pressure due to the increase in the number of patients in general as well as the number. of urgent matters.
The union revealed a difficult situation among medical workers, and explained, “In Bashaer Hospital, the largest and most important hospital in the South Belt region of Khartoum, more than 90 percent of the workers their medical staff suffering from dengue fever, and some of them in intensive care to receive treatment, which required the complete closure of several hospitals. “
The union confirmed that the situation is in other areas of the state Khartoumsuch as the Al-Jarif region west of Shambat and others, as well as in the rest of the states affected by rains and epidemics in general, very different from the situation in the southern part of the Belt , saying, “The situation is terrible in every sense of the word, with an almost complete collapse of health services. “
The union warned that the health, food and humanitarian situation in Sudan calls for the international community, the United Nations and its agencies to urgently fulfill their role, and calls on health organizations such as the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders and others to make more efforts. .
A new challenge
According to the Medical Syndicate, fever and cholera represent another challenge to the crisis in Sudan and to the broken health system, which is already struggling with rising levels of malnutrition among children, an increase in numbers of war injuries and regular cases of preventable diseases.
A union spokesperson told Sky News Arabia that the government and international response is still very weak.
Health and environmental experts say the combination of the effects of severe flooding, poor living conditions, and a lack of enough food and drinking water for millions of people, especially in overcrowded camps for displaced people, has create a favorable environment for spread. diseases
Problems and obstacles
Adel Mahmoud, a volunteer in the “Al-Salamah” district in the southern province of Khartoum, told Sky News Arabia that people are dying every day in dozens in different parts of the capital due to the widespread spread of fever, cholera, and many other diseases, due to a great lack of hospitals and doctors.
He said, “Last week, we were able, with great difficulty, to get a buggy to take one of the residents to Bashaer Hospital, which is about 4 kilometers from the neighborhood. But after we arrived at the hospital and miraculously survived a bombing that targeted one of the areas as we passed by, we were surprised by the hundreds of patients lying there in the hospital courtyard, waiting.” Their role is that only two doctors and a small number of nurses and medical staff are working because of the illness in the hospital. most hospital workers with dengue fever.”
Mahmoud says that after two hours of waiting, the patient they brought died, but he was not the only one, as two children who were ‘wait for it, despite the great efforts and efforts made by the limited number of medical workers.
Risks
An official announcement of the release has been made Cholera In 10 of the eighteen states in the country, while most of the rest of the states are suffering from the spread of malaria, dengue fever, and typhoid after heavy rains and torrential rains that swept large areas of the country, the presence of stagnant water increased, which caused it to be turned into a suitable environment for the proliferation of disease vectors and epidemics.
Diseases are spreading in Sudan due to large waves of displacement, severe lack of electricity and potable water services, almost complete lack of transportation and health services, and large spread of disease vectors such as flies and mosquitoes.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has confirmed that millions of children are at risk of death due to epidemic diseases. The organization indicates that approximately 5 million children are in need of urgent health care, including 700,000 children under the age of 5.
2024-09-23 12:52:50
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