Khartoum – OnePress
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warned of the worsening humanitarian situation facing women and girls in Sudan as a result of the ongoing war and displacement, noting that the severe lack of funding threatens to reduce health and protection services for the most vulnerable.
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director for Management, Andrew Sapperton, said Sudanese women continue to bear the brunt of the humanitarian crisis, at a time when health support and protection programmes face increasing financial shortfalls.
Sapperton explained that Sudanese refugee camps in eastern Chad record about 30 births a day, while about 10% of cases require surgical intervention through caesarean sections, putting additional pressure on limited health services.
UNFPA continues to support the rehabilitation of the Dayat hospital in Omdurman to increase its capacity to receive births and provide basic medical services free of charge.
He warned of a widening funding gap, noting that protection services for women and girls received only 20% of the required funding, while funding for basic health services did not exceed 14%.
Sapperton stressed that achieving stability and creating conditions for the return of displaced people requires a permanent ceasefire and the provision of basic services, considering that health care is one of the most important factors for recovery and reconstruction of war-affected communities.