Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life
1 year, 7 months ago

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life

NPR  

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life Enlarge this image toggle caption Sudanese American Physicians Association Sudanese American Physicians Association One doctor, hailed as a mentor, reportedly stabbed to death as he took his father to dialysis. " Sponsor Message Dr. Eisa's untimely return On April 12, Dr. Mohamed Eisa, a gastroenterologist from Pittsburgh, flew to Sudan after his father passed away. Eisa is also the secretary general of the Sudanese American Physicians Association, a nonprofit association formed in 2019 to build links among Sudanese doctors in the United States and to support health-care facilities back in Sudan. "I personally know people who had medical emergencies like chest pains or hypoglycemic and diabetes comas because they couldn't find a hospital to take them," Eisa says.

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Sudan fighting: One month on and no solution in sight
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan fighting: One month on and no solution in sight

Al Jazeera  

While the fighting did not come as a surprise to Sudan watchers, the world seems at a loss to stop the bloodshed. The world’s attention turned to Sudan as the fighting continued in Khartoum and other cities, including Merowe, a northern city on the way to the Wadi Halfa border crossing with Egypt that has big gold mines and a …

Civilians complain “being forgotten” as warring rages in Sudanese capital Khartoum
1 year, 7 months ago

Civilians complain “being forgotten” as warring rages in Sudanese capital Khartoum

Hindustan Times  

Heavy gunfire echoed around Khartoum again on Friday and there was no sign of any letup in fighting as civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital said their plight was being ignored by both the army and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The sudden collapse into warfare has killed hundreds, triggered a humanitarian disaster, sent an exodus of refugees …

Lack of basic services upset Sudanese as fighting enters 4th week
1 year, 7 months ago

Lack of basic services upset Sudanese as fighting enters 4th week

China Daily  

People are evacuated due to clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Army, in Port Sudan, Sudan, April 25, 2023. KHARTOUM - As the fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters the fourth week, the residents of the Sudanese capital Khartoum are confronted with more hardships due to a lack of basic …

Lack of basic services upset Sudanese as fighting enters 4th week
1 year, 7 months ago

Lack of basic services upset Sudanese as fighting enters 4th week

China Daily  

People are evacuated due to clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Army, in Port Sudan, Sudan, April 25, 2023. KHARTOUM - As the fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters the fourth week, the residents of the Sudanese capital Khartoum are confronted with more hardships due to a lack of basic …

Rival Sudan factions meet in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounts
1 year, 7 months ago

Rival Sudan factions meet in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounts

Al Jazeera  

US-Saudi-led initiative in Jeddah is the first serious attempt to end fighting that has endangered Sudan’s fragile transition to democracy. Saudi Arabia and the United States welcomed the start of the “pre-negotiation talks” on Saturday in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and urged the belligerents to actively engage and …

Khartoum fighting continues despite new ceasefire in Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

Khartoum fighting continues despite new ceasefire in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

The UN warns that fighting between the army and the RSF risks causing a humanitarian catastrophe that could spill into other countries. A stillborn ceasefire Earlier this week, Sudan’s warring factions agreed in principle to a seven-day ceasefire from Thursday, but more air raids and shooting in the Khartoum region disrupted that. UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said he hoped …

‘Cost us ₹10 lakh to reach Port Sudan from Khartoum’, recounts engineer from WB
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Cost us ₹10 lakh to reach Port Sudan from Khartoum’, recounts engineer from WB

Hindustan Times  

The sounds of gunfire and explosions still ring in Surajit Dey’s ears whenever he tries to sleep, even now. It was then that Dey along with a few other Indians decided to move to Port Sudan so that they could be evacuated by the Indian Air Force and brought back to the country. The IAF alone has brought back around …

Sudan Army, rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan Army, rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes

The Hindu  

Sudan's Army and its rival paramilitary said on April 30 they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. Earlier Sunday, an aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical aid landed in Sudan to resupply hospitals devastated by the fighting, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which organized the shipment. “The hope is to get this …

Photos: Sudanese and foreigners escape deadly conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

Photos: Sudanese and foreigners escape deadly conflict

Al Jazeera  

Sudanese families have been massing at a border crossing with Egypt and at a port city on the Red Sea, desperately trying to escape their country’s violence and sometimes waiting for days with little food or shelter, witnesses say. With the possibility of any future truce uncertain, many people took the opportunity presented during the lull in fighting to join …

Intensity of clashes in Sudan appears to ease amid three-day truce
1 year, 7 months ago

Intensity of clashes in Sudan appears to ease amid three-day truce

LA Times  

People wave upon arriving in Algiers after being evacuated from Sudan, where fighting between rival generals has killed hundreds of people. Also on Wednesday, the military said Sudan’s former autocratic ruler Omar Bashir was being held in a military-run hospital, the first official statement on Bashir’s location since the fighting erupted. At least 459 people, including civilians and fighters, have …

Sudan doctors caught in fighting recount horrors at hospitals
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan doctors caught in fighting recount horrors at hospitals

Al Jazeera  

Intense battles leave staff and patients trapped in hospitals for days as doctors try to treat an influx of wounded despite depleting resources. Over the next four days, Mustafa said, hundreds of injured people “bloodied from head to toe” were rushed into the hospital as medical staff took cover from bullets and shells rained through the hospital’s windows. “I’ve never …

Vital supplies dwindle, health care system threatened in Sudan: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

Vital supplies dwindle, health care system threatened in Sudan: UN

China Daily  

The photo taken on April 17, 2023 shows Sudanese collecting fresh water from the Nile River after ongoing clashes cut off the water and electricity supplies in their neighborhoods in the capital of Khartoum. UNITED NATIONS - Sudan's population is running out of food, fuel and other vital supplies, and the health care system is in danger of collapse, UN …

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