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Executive Summary
From January 23 to January 30, 2024, the Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) assessed the on-the-ground conditions in the Wadi Haifa Locality in the state of Northern Sudan near the border with Egypt. Though not directly impacted by the fighting, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces that began on April 15, 2023 has had a great impact on the locality in the form of a wave of displaced people and a severe economic downturn. Most notably, the current population in the locality is 196% of what it was prior to the breakout of the Sudanese conflict and the subsequent wave of IDPs.
With a particular focus on IDPs in the area, this SAPA mission gathered information on three main sectors: health, WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene), and nutrition. Conducted by SAPA staff, the project made use of three primary data-collection methods to assess the varying perspectives among the local population: interviews with key stakeholders, focus groups with IDPs, and site visits. Following this process, the collected data was subjected to thorough analysis using both descriptive statistics and qualitative methods, and appropriate recommendations for SAPA's ongoing efforts in the area were developed.