In Khartoum, the deteriorating health crisis has claimed the lives of four children due to severe malnutrition within the last ten days, according to the South Belt Emergency Room. These recent deaths highlight the growing threat faced by children as malnutrition rates surge amid Sudan’s ongoing conflict.
The affected neighborhoods—Al-Ingaz, Al-Azhari, Al-Salama, and Mayo—have been under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since hostilities erupted. Fighting has been intense, and in the past ten days alone, over 2,400 cases of malnutrition have been documented in these areas.
“The recent deaths of these young children from malnutrition-related complications illustrate the urgent need for medical intervention,” a South Belt Emergency Room representative told local media. He cautioned that malnutrition cases continue to climb, putting hundreds of children at immediate risk.
Malnutrition in these neighborhoods presents in several severe forms, including wasting, stunting, and critical vitamin and mineral deficiencies, each of which can lead to fatal outcomes.
The country’s healthcare system, already vulnerable, has been devastated by the conflict, with an estimated 80% of medical facilities in war-affected zones rendered inoperative. The shortage of essential medicines and medical supplies has further compounded the crisis, leaving families and healthcare workers facing impossible odds in their efforts to save lives.
