Sudan displaced face food, medicine shortages
Around 27,400 people in Blue Nile region lack basic supplies amid disease and calls for aid.
Displaced people in Sudan’s Blue Nile region are facing severe shortages of food and medicine, alongside disease outbreaks and a lack of educational and employment opportunities. The Blue Nile Humanitarian Aid Commissioner, Gisma Abdel-Karim, stated that efforts are underway to provide immediate aid, including food and shelter, in coordination with humanitarian partners.
The World Food Programme is supplying food baskets, ADRA is providing cash assistance, and Islamic Relief is distributing hygiene kits to approximately 10,600 pregnant and breastfeeding women. However, Issa Khamis, displaced from Balaro, reported that the assistance is insufficient, with ongoing struggles due to food scarcity and disease spread.
Al-Radhiya Arbab, a mother of 12 displaced from Kurmuk locality, called for improved healthcare and medicine availability, and for children to be enrolled in school. Displaced families from Kurmuk are experiencing worsening hunger, and a committee member requested employment for young people to alleviate family financial pressures.