South Darfur facing one of the world's ‘worst’ health emergencies
MOTHERS and children in Sudan’s South Darfur region are experiencing one of the worst health emergencies in the world, says humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
The disaster is one of the consequences of the civil war that has engulfed Sudan since April 2023.
In its latest report, MSF says that 114 maternal deaths occurred betwen January and mid-August this year.
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