Diseases kill at least 50 in Darfur camps

[Ronan Kelly]

Diseases kill at least 50 in Darfur camps
SARAF OMRA/MUKJAR
(19 Oct.) -

Internally displaced persons from Saraf Omra, North Darfur and from Mukjar camps in Central Darfur have complained about the increasing death rates caused by several types of diseases, sources told Radio Dabanga on Friday, 19 October.

According to sources, more than 50 people have died so far in both areas.

They said diseases such as malaria, diarrhea, cough and malnutrition, in addition to the scarcity of medicines and the inability of health authorities to care care of the people are the main causes.
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http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/37238

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Diseases kill at least 50 in Darfur camps

Six people die of unknown fever in Sudan's South Darfur
English.news.cn 2012-10-23 17:06:16
KHARTOUM, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) - Six people died of and 10 others are infected with unknown fever in various areas in Sudan's South Darfur state, Khartoum's Al-Sudani daily reported Tuesday.

"Unknown fever appeared in various areas of the state and infected 16 people on Saturday and Sunday, and six of them died," the paper quoted Hassan Mohamed Abul-Hassan, a local official in the state, as saying.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-10/23/c_131925217.htm