Recovery efforts strain Sudan's limited financial and human resources. The already complex situation is further hampered by travel restrictions due to COVID-19.MSF has so far conducted more than 1,500 medical consultations in and around Pibor, distributed mosquito nets, and provided antenatal care to nearly 300 pregnant women.Since February 2020, the Jonglei-Pibor region has experienced extraordinarily high levels of violence. Many patients who were referred earlier to Bentiu are stuck there. The needs remain massive as this community was hit by floods late last year and two serious rounds of conflict this year. The timing could not be worse right now in the middle of the rains and during the lean season. The governor of Khartoum joined the meeting to support them with government resources.Abdallah Hamdok, Sudan's prime minister, wrote a thread on Twitter detailing all the ways in which the government is prepared to address the rainy season crisis, highlighting that this rainfall has been the heaviest in 30 years:اجتمعتُ اليوم بمقر رئاسة مجلس الوزراء بالسيدات والسادة وزراء كل من شؤون مجلس الوزراء، الداخلية، المالية، العمل والتنمية الاجتماعية، الري والموارد المائية، ووالي ولاية الخرطوم والسيد الأمين العام للمجلس القومي للدفاع المدني، وذلك لنقاش تنفيذ خطة الاستعداد للخريف المعدة مسبقاً. Citizens suffer as floodwaters destroy property and take lives. From the Sudan uprising to protests against Omar al-Bashir to now, here's what you need to know. … I ran into the bush with my three-month-old daughter. August 4, 2020 4:00 am 0. It took us 11 days to reach Pieri. "Marta, a 19-year-old woman from Pibor, said: "We have been living a miserable life. Dirt roads turn to mud and become impassable, and unpaved airstrips have become unusable. As a result, dozens of patients from Pieri were evacuated for urgent surgery to the MSF hospital in the Bentiu Protection of Civilians site, while those in Pibor needing complex treatment were referred to South Sudan's Juba Military Hospital. Josh Rosenstein, MSF emergency coordinator in Pibor, gave the following account:"We have witnessed mass displacement in the last two months, and we hear of large-scale violence against civilians. Email . Outlook for 2020: South Sudan is currently experiencing a period of relative calm following a nationwide ceasefire in 2018 and a deal to create a yet-to-be formed unity government. We intend soon to reach people in areas around Pibor who might not have access to health care in the town center. MSF teams are now running clinics in the heavily affected towns of Pibor and Pieri, after violence in June forced MSF to suspend activities in Pibor. A High-Level Sudan Partnership Conference took place on Thursday gathering some 50 countries and international organizations together in Berlin, generating pledges to bolster the African nation’s economic and political transformation to the tune of $1.8 billion, and discuss the challenges that lie ahead. "After I [was] injured I was transported on a stretcher carried by different men. Civil conflict in South Sudan has killed almost 400,000 people since 2013; 7.5 million people need humanitarian assistance.
[Tweet 1] I met at the headquarters of the Presidency of the Cabinet, ladies and gentlemen, ministers of the Cabinet Affairs, Interior, Finance, Social Development, Irrigation and Water Resources, the Governor of Khartoum State and Mr Secretary General of the National Council for Civil Defense, to discuss the implementation of the prepared rainy season plan.Tweet 2: The meeting decided to provide urgent shelter needs for those affected by the rains of the previous days. Photo by Khattab Hamad, used with permission.The crisis has been compounded by a lack of city planning from Khartoum's municipal leadership.Every year in Sudan, heavy rains lead to massive flooding throughout the country including Khartoum, the capital. May God save Sudan and the people of Sudan.A future without flooding crises requires planning to re-house displaced people living along flood routes. Share . "In recent weeks heavy rains have hampered such referrals. "The numbers of patients were staggering, putting significant pressure on our medical teams," said Tila Muhammad, MSF head of mission in South Sudan. We started with an emergency primary health care clinic in the center of town so that it could be easily accessed by both the host community and displaced people. "Sebit Burane, MSF nursing team supervisor in Pibor, gave the following account: "It is not the first time we have had such intercommunal clashes and violence. At this time, no cars or people can pass through the area and the only way to save lives is through the use of local boats.The East Nile area floods. This all started in February, and we would have never expected this situation to last for long. Every year in Sudan, heavy rains lead to massive flooding throughout the country including Khartoum, the capital. Opinion. We are relieved to be providing primary health care at a time in the year when normally this community suffers from malnutrition, waterborne diseases and malaria, but we are disheartened and disturbed to hear testimonies from our patients and our staff about the impact the violence. It is now more seriously affecting our community. On August 2, the group announced a call to all volunteers to a meeting on August 4, to discuss a crisis plan. Sudan food crisis worst in years: UN Almost a quarter of the population, some 9.6 million Sudanese, are now severely food insecure and facing a food crisis Xinhua July 16, 2020 … She was sick and died in July.
The crisis has created 2.2 million refugees and displaced 1.5 million inside the country. "There are very few hospitals in South Sudan with the capacity to manage mass influxes of patients requiring surgery. "I lost five members of my family," said Peter, a 43 year-old-man from Modit, Jonglei State. Sudan must also enact plans to actually benefit from heavy rain through rainfall storage and other ecological measures.Nafeer, a youth-led initiative, aims to create a crisis plan