South Sudan in need: Cholera and hunger threaten children's life!

South Sudan in need: Cholera and hunger threaten children's life!

Kosti, Sudan - In Sudan there is a devastating cholera epidemic that has already cost life over 80 people. The acute health crisis is the result of a bloody power struggle that has lasted for almost two years. An attack on the local electricity plant in February led to the interruption of the water supply in Kosti and Rabak, which forced the population to drink contaminated water from the white Nile. This unclean water is one of the main causes of cholera infections, as the aid organization "Save the Children" emphasizes. According to the UNICEF, around 500 children in the state are affected by this disease, which illustrates the alarming threat to children in this region.

children in acute danger

The humanitarian situation in Sudan is catastrophic because the continued conflict between the de facto power owner Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo drove more than 12.5 million people. The majority of the health system collapsed, and at least two thirds of the hospitals are not functional. This has devastating consequences for the already weakened population, especially for children who are caught in an endless cycle of violence, illness and hunger. The country director of Save the Children, Mohamed Abdiladif, describes the situation as catastrophic and demands immediate measures.

Parallel to the cholera crisis, the famine in the adjacent South Sudan is another alarming problem. Unicef ​​reports of a dark reality in which children have to use grass, leaves and wood to survive in order to satisfy their hunger. The organization appeals to the international community to urgently provide help in order to save the life of these children and to keep them from starvation. UNICEF works closely with local partners to relieve the emergency and to support the most endangered families.

The dramatic situation in both countries requires immediate international help to relieve the suffering of the people affected and ensure basic care, especially for the most vulnerable members of society - the children. In view of these atrocities, it is essential that we all do our best to help.

Details about the devastating cholera eruptions in Sudan were reported by Kleine Zeitung illuminated, which further underlines the urgency of the situation.