A rapid nutrition and mortality assessment carried out by MSF reveals that a catastrophic situation has unfolded in Zamzam camp, North Darfur, since the conflict in Sudan began in April 2023. The emergency threshold for malnutrition, which indicates that urgent action must be taken, is two per cent – making it clear that a serious emergency situation is present in Zamzam camp. “What we are seeing in Zamzam camp is an absolutely catastrophic situation,” says Claire Nicolet, head of MSF’s emergency response in Sudan. MSF is the only operational health provider in Zamzam camp – one of the largest and oldest camps for displaced people in Sudan. “Referrals for patients from Zamzam camp to the paediatric hospital in El Fasher happen on a daily basis to try and save children’s lives,” says Nicolet.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 05, 2024 08:34 UTC