Highlights
- Current health trends, outbreaks, or crisis updates below:
- Large scale displacement continues to strain an already fragile healthcare system.
- Continued disruption of essential services such as immunization and laboratory testing has contributed to rising disease outbreaks.
- A suspected measles outbreak is under verification in West Darfur with 10 of 15 samples tested positive, with 3 co-infected with Rubella. All 5 samples from South Darfur tested positive.
- Cholera remains a major concern with over 59,500 cases reported across 12 states, with a high CFR of 2.7%.
- Data on healthcare access, disease surveillance, and critical health indicators:
- Surveillance through EWARS Mobile in Darfur to improve early detection and response; currently 471 facilities reporting, though with a low 43% completeness rate.
- INTERSOS continues to submit timely EWARS reports.
- In Zamzam camp, North Darfur, severe malnutrition and collapse of health services due to insecurity and lack of water.
- Conflict in Al Fasher caused mass displacement and service collapse.