October 19, 2024

Sudan’s Forgotten War

Ezzeldin Saleh and colleagues, in the October 2024 Lancet, draw attention to the horrific and unprecedented conflict in Sudan that has caused immense suffering for the Sudanese people since April 2023. Nearly 11 million people have been internally displaced, and 2.3 million have sought refugee status in neighboring countries. The economy has collapsed, and famine is rampant throughout the country, with approximately 53% of the countries 25.6 million people experiencing high levels of food insecurities – and 14 areas experiencing famine. Infectious disease epidemics, sexual exploitation, rape, slavery, are widespread throughout the country. The authors call on the global health and diplomatic community to expand their gaze beyond the conflicts in the middle east to push for a resolution of this catastrophic conflict.

Read more: https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(24)01939-1/abstract