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Children dying from water-borne disease at Sudan displacement camp

Children dying from water-borne disease at Sudan displacement camp

Summary

Many families in Sudan have left their homes because of ongoing war and are now staying in camps. These camps lack clean water and health services, causing children and some elderly people to die from a disease called bilharzia.

Key Facts

  • Families in Sudan have been displaced due to war.
  • They are living in camps without clean water or healthcare services.
  • A disease called bilharzia, caused by a parasitic worm, is affecting the camp residents.
  • Bilharzia is spread through water that contains the parasite.
  • Both children and elderly people are dying from this disease.
  • The report comes from the Khor Ajwal camp in White Nile State.
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