The Sudanese Doctors Network announced that the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 6,000 according to official data, while the number of infections in the Tawila area in North Darfur has risen to more than 2,500 cholera cases, with 103 deaths, including children and women, as of early August. The network confirmed that this epidemic would not have spread so catastrophically without the systematic collapse of the health system in the region, due to the siege by the Rapid Support Forces, the cessation of supply chains, the halt of basic care programs, the lack of medicine, and the displacement of hundreds of doctors and medical staff.
The Sudanese Doctors Network held the Rapid Support Forces fully responsible for the epidemic’s spread due to depriving official institutions and organizations from urgent intervention to stop the outbreak, along with the increasing number of displaced people to the Tawila area. The network called on the international community, UN organizations, and human rights bodies to take urgent and firm actions against the Rapid Support Forces leaders to stop these violations, ensure the unrestricted delivery of humanitarian and medical aid, and protect civilians from the starvation and intimidation policies practiced by the Rapid Support Forces against the people of Darfur.
The Sudan Tribune reported that the state government confirmed that the city of Al-Ubayyid received a large number of displaced people, amid recorded deaths and cholera infections among residents. The Humanitarian Aid Commissioner of the state, Mohamed Ismail, explained that more than 600 families and about 30,000 people have been displaced from villages north of Bara due to the military situation in the region. He added that the city of Al-Ubayyid is witnessing continuous inflows from the areas of Al-Khuwai and south of the city and Bara, noting that the targeted villages do not witness any military activities.
Local sources informed the newspaper that the residents of Um Zain village, located 50 kilometers east of Al-Ubayyid, have fled either on foot or by animals. Clashes erupted in Sudan on April 15, 2023, between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) in various areas of Sudan, impacting health services and living conditions of Sudanese, especially exacerbating the internal and external displacement crisis. Arab, African, and international parties mediated to cease fire, but these mediations have not succeeded in reaching a permanent cessation of fighting.
