S. Sudanese refugees in camps in Sudan protest inadequate health care.

South Sudanese refugees in Sudan’s White Nile State refugee camps have complained about inadequate health care.

The refugees reported that the medical facilities in the camps lacked appropriate medical professionals and supplies, resulting in a spike in child fatalities and malnutrition.

According to Charles Ajak, a refugee in the Khor Worol refugee camp, the Khor Worol Hospital is packed with patients, many of whom may not get care.

“The hospital gets funding from foreign groups, but it is poorly administered,” he said.

Ajak cautions that if nothing is done, the situation would escalate.

The Khor Worol camp chief, Ali Alala, verified the hospital’s poor health conditions, adding that there is just one doctor and two nurses.

“Patients are suffering owing to a lack of drugs, while the facility needs upkeep,” he said.

Dr. Chanuang Chol, a medical official at the Al Kashafa refugee camp’s health center, said that there are significant rates of malnutrition among children.
Dr. Chanuang Chol, a medical official at the Al Kashafa refugee camp’s health center, said that there are significant rates of malnutrition among children.

According to information obtained by NCMP, numerous children died in the camps as a result of inadequate health care after the international humanitarian medical non-governmental organization Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) departed from the region.

Chol claimed that, prior to its withdrawal, MSF delivered food to malnourished children. He went on to say that the issue has been aggravated by the cut in monthly food assistance for refugees.