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Sudan: MSF forced to stop treating 5,000 malnourished children in Zamzam camp due to lack of supplies
PRESS RELEASE
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has had to suspend its outpatient medical activities for 5,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition in the Zamzam camp for displaced people in North Darfur , Sudan, due to the months-long blockade of deliveries of food, medicines and other essential supplies by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) .
Since the end of September and the exhaustion of stocks, MSF has been forced to stop outpatient care for 5,000 children, including 2,900 suffering from severe acute malnutrition. MSF's 80-bed hospital is still operating in the camp, to treat the most at-risk children .
" We need a massive supply of therapeutic food and food to help the population, who are currently living in a catastrophic situation ," said Michel-Olivier Lacharité , MSF's head of emergency operations. " MSF calls on all diplomatic actors , the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) , the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their respective allies , to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the camp. "
Some deliveries have reached Zamzam in recent weeks, including medical supplies that MSF has been able to deliver , but the quantities remain far too small to meet the needs of the malnourished people in the camp , which has a population of around 450,000 .
In August, the declaration of famine in Zamzam by the IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification , the global benchmark for analyzing food crises ) brought the crisis to international attention. In several surveys conducted in the camp throughout 2024 , MSF estimated that more than 30% of children were suffering from acute malnutrition , and that a child died from malnutrition-related causes every two hours on average.
" In recent days, we have seen some positive signs, with the arrival of trucks after months of almost total blockage around the camp. But the quantities are insufficient ," said Michel -Olivier Lacharité . "The parties to the conflict seem to recognize the gravity of the situation and are starting to let the trucks arrive. For a massive response, aid agencies will also have to significantly intensify their efforts and all diplomatic actors negotiating with the parties to the conflict will have to convince them to ensure that this flow of aid continues over the coming months. "
Providing a month's worth of emergency food rations , or about 500 calories per day per person , to Zamzam 's 450,000 residents requires nearly 2,000 tons of food . It would take 100 trucks to deliver them.
https://www.msf.fr/communiques-pres...s-le-camp-de-zamzam-faute-d-approvisionnement
Sudan: MSF forced to stop treating 5,000 malnourished children in Zamzam camp due to lack of supplies
PRESS RELEASE
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has had to suspend its outpatient medical activities for 5,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition in the Zamzam camp for displaced people in North Darfur , Sudan, due to the months-long blockade of deliveries of food, medicines and other essential supplies by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) .
Since the end of September and the exhaustion of stocks, MSF has been forced to stop outpatient care for 5,000 children, including 2,900 suffering from severe acute malnutrition. MSF's 80-bed hospital is still operating in the camp, to treat the most at-risk children .
" We need a massive supply of therapeutic food and food to help the population, who are currently living in a catastrophic situation ," said Michel-Olivier Lacharité , MSF's head of emergency operations. " MSF calls on all diplomatic actors , the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) , the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their respective allies , to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the camp. "
Some deliveries have reached Zamzam in recent weeks, including medical supplies that MSF has been able to deliver , but the quantities remain far too small to meet the needs of the malnourished people in the camp , which has a population of around 450,000 .
In August, the declaration of famine in Zamzam by the IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification , the global benchmark for analyzing food crises ) brought the crisis to international attention. In several surveys conducted in the camp throughout 2024 , MSF estimated that more than 30% of children were suffering from acute malnutrition , and that a child died from malnutrition-related causes every two hours on average.
" In recent days, we have seen some positive signs, with the arrival of trucks after months of almost total blockage around the camp. But the quantities are insufficient ," said Michel -Olivier Lacharité . "The parties to the conflict seem to recognize the gravity of the situation and are starting to let the trucks arrive. For a massive response, aid agencies will also have to significantly intensify their efforts and all diplomatic actors negotiating with the parties to the conflict will have to convince them to ensure that this flow of aid continues over the coming months. "
Providing a month's worth of emergency food rations , or about 500 calories per day per person , to Zamzam 's 450,000 residents requires nearly 2,000 tons of food . It would take 100 trucks to deliver them.
https://www.msf.fr/communiques-pres...s-le-camp-de-zamzam-faute-d-approvisionnement