The head of the youth in El Sareif camp for displaced persons, west of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, Moatasim Abdel Kareem Hajro, revealed a surge in cases of malnutrition among children in the camp due to food shortages, resulting in an alarming rate of 5 to 6 deaths per month.
Hajro pointed out in an interview with Radio Dabanga that approximately 70% of the camp's children suffer from malnutrition, with no interventions in place to save them.
He added that one organization distributed "biscuits" to forty children last month, which fell short of covering all the camp's children.
Moatasim Abdel Kareem Hajro clarified that the camp's displaced population, exceeding 42,000 families, faces famine due to a lack of income sources to afford food, whose prices have skyrocketed beyond their purchasing power.
He cited prices such as 6,500 Sudanese pounds for a sorghum sack and 6,000 Sudanese pounds for a maize sack, lamenting that families resort to begging in markets to survive.
On the healthcare front, Hajro noted that health centers in the camp ceased operations since the outbreak of conflict, forcing displaced persons to seek treatment only at private clinics in the city, which requires financial capabilities they lack.
Hajro urged humanitarian organizations to intervene urgently to aid the displaced in El Sareif camp with healthcare and food support, services that have been halted since the conflict erupted on April 15.
He highlighted that the security situation in the camp has stabilized after the intervention of rapid support forces, responding to reports of unrest among the displaced in recent times.
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