ALBAWABA - UN Women released a report warning of the deteriorating health situation women are facing as the brutal war continues to tear through Sudan.
Several pictures emerged of hundreds of women waiting for aid at the Women and Children Development Association's (WCDA) office in Jabait, eastern Sudan. Some of the women at the WCDA office are from the Jabait area, while others have come from all over the country.
More than 7.3 million people have fled their homes nine months after fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with children accounting for roughly half of those displaced. The WCDA and other local women's organizations are working on the front lines to address the crisis.
Hygiene kits are being distributed as part of voluntary initiatives across various parts of the war-affected areas, mainly in Port Sudan.
Manal Adam Yousif, a young woman in her twenties from the town of Nyala, in South Darfur state told UN Women: "I fled the town with my mother, my sister, and my little son after the town was attacked by RSF and there was fighting".
"We left my husband and little brothers behind. We traveled overland for two days until we reached the town of El Daein in South Darfur. I felt very ill there because I had recently given birth by cesarean surgery" Manal added.
As part of the efforts to contribute to the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken it to the actual ground to build and develop public health emergency operations centers and adapt to alternative coordination channels.
The WHO has expressed gratitude for the EU’s support, which has played a pivotal role in coordinating the response to address the health needs arising from disease outbreaks, malnutrition, and other health hazards in Sudan, BNN news reported.
With over 7.3 million people displaced, children making up half of this population, the need for an efficient health response is not just necessary, but urgent. Many internally displaced women and children lack access to essentials such as healthcare, hygiene kits, and household items.
While organizations like the Women and Children Development Association, in partnership with UN Women, are providing aid, the demand for more support, especially in healthcare, is palpable.
