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South Sudan

'I have never seen anything like this before'

Helen Ottens-Patterson, from the United Kingdom, is a nurse MSF medical coordinator in Maban county in Upper Nile state, South Sudan. MSF is the largest provider of emergency medical care for the more than 110,000 refugees that have fled fighting in Sudan’s Blue Nile state. In Batil refugee camp, one of four camps in the county, a recent survey carried out by MSF showed that the mortality rate for children under five years old was more than double the emergency threshold. Here, Helen shares her experience in providing care for this particularly vulnerable group of people. Voices from the Field - 22 Aug 2012

South Sudan

Health catastrophe continues in refugee camps

Many of the refugees from Sudan’s Blue Nile State who have fled to Maban County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State had family members who could not complete the journey and died before they reached Batil camp. In some cases, they said their relatives died because they were “tired of walking,” which illustrates the weakened, vulnerable state in which much of this population arrived at the camp. Project Update - 18 Aug 2012

South Sudan

Catastrophic health situation in refugee camps

New epidemiological data from two refugee camps in South Sudan show mortality and malnutrition rates well above emergency thresholds. More than 170,000 refugees have crossed the border to escape conflict in Sudan’s Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. Since June, an average of five children are dying each day in Yida camp and one in three children is malnourished in Batil camp. Press Release - 2 Aug 2012

South Sudan

Jamam refugee camp under water

Mortality rates are exceeding emergency thresholds in a refugee camp in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, currently home to a quarter of roughly 120,000 refugees who have fled Sudan’s Blue Nile state since late last year. The onset of heavy seasonal rains flooded the camps and gravely expanded the risk of illness for the already weakened refugees. MSF warns of worsening crisis in the camps. Press Release - 5 Jul 2012

South Sudan

Water remains the biggest concern

An MSF medical coordinator recounts how MSF teams have been moving alongside a large influx of around 35,000 refugees who crossed the border from Sudan’s Blue Nile state in May - June, supporting them with medical care, clean water and shelter on their journey to the Jamam camp. The teams face many challenges as they try to provide assistance in an inhospitable place. Voices from the Field - 3 Jul 2012

South Sudan

More needs to be done

"There are solutions for all these problems. It’s just that more needs to be done, fast." Project Update - 18 Jun 2012

South Sudan

Refugee testimonies

"My child is suffering from malaria, and has been in the hospital now for four days. She is one month old. We’ve only been one week in Yida. We came from the Nuba Mountains. My husband and I fled the war with our ten children. There was no food, no medicine, nowhere to take my sick baby to receive care. We had been hiding in the bush since last June. We spent two days walking to get here, and my baby got sick in Yida. I want to go back eventually, but we’ve been waiting for peace, and it hasn’t come. " Voices from the Field - 15 Jun 2012

South Sudan

Dire medical needs in under-prepared refugee camps

Tens of thousands of new refugees crossing from Sudan into South Sudan are finding refugee camps full and unable to provide basic life-sustaining essentials. The situation in Upper Nile and Unity states is rapidly developing into a full-blown crisis as water supplies start to run out and relief is wholly insufficient. For people arriving in an already weakened state, and when shelter, food and water are lacking, medical care is not enough. Press Release - 13 Jun 2012

South Sudan

Nowhere to settle for 30,000 new refugees

MSF calls on the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) to identify a suitable place of refuge immediately for the 30,000 new refugees who have crossed the border from Sudan’s Blue Nile State into South Sudan’s Upper Nile State over the past two weeks. Around 2,000 people are crossing the border daily, in desperate need of humanitarian aid. Press Release - 4 Jun 2012

South Sudan

'Even running away is not enough'

In the state of Jonglei, South Sudan, civilians continue to bear the brunt of inter-communal fighting. Wounded patients are still arriving at the MSF hospital in Pibor, three weeks after the violent attack on the town and outlying villages. Many were injured after having fled into the bush, where thousands have remained, afraid to come out of hiding. Press Release - 24 Jan 2012

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'I have never seen anything like this before'

Health catastrophe continues in refugee camps

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Jamam refugee camp under water

Water remains the biggest concern

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Refugee testimonies

Dire medical needs in under-prepared refugee camps

Nowhere to settle for 30,000 new refugees

'Even running away is not enough'

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