Arrival of 30 tons of medical and nutritional aid to طويلة in North Darfur

Save the Children announced on Tuesday the arrival of a 30 metric ton humanitarian aid shipment to the city of Tallha in North Darfur State, after a complex three-week overland journey, described as life-saving in one of the most hard-to-reach areas in Sudan.

“Save the Children announced on Tuesday the arrival of a 30 metric ton humanitarian aid shipment to the city of Tallha in North Darfur State, after a complex three-week overland journey, described as life-saving in one of the most hard-to-reach areas in Sudan”

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The shipment, which was moved from Port Sudan, is expected to support more than 80,000 children and 57,000 adults, and will also contribute to operating 20 health facilities and a mobile clinic serving displaced communities for up to six months.

These supplies come at a time when the city of Tallha is hosting more than 650,000 internally displaced people, most of whom fled violence targeting the Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps during the past year, amid near-total reliance on humanitarian aid to provide essential services.

“Save the Children announced on Tuesday the arrival of a 30 metric ton humanitarian aid shipment to the city of Tallha in North Darfur State, after a complex three-week overland journey, described as life-saving in one of the most hard-to-reach areas in Sudan”

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The organization noted that the shipment, the fourth since February 2025, included essential medicines, including antibiotics, IV fluids, vitamins, and medicines to treat malnutrition and cholera, as well as supplies to treat infections of the respiratory and digestive systems.

It stressed that health facilities in the region are experiencing a sharp shortage of medicines, coinciding with a large influx of displaced people, making these supplies essential to maintain continuity of mother and child health services and to curb the spread of diseases and malnutrition.

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For his part, the organization's Sudan health and nutrition director, Dr. Bashir Kamal al-Din, said the shipment arrived at a moment he described as critical, with humanitarian needs in Darfur rising, noting that limited access to health care exposes children to great risks.

He added that these supplies would contribute to enhancing the organization's readiness to expand its humanitarian interventions to other areas, including El Fasher, as soon as conditions allow safe humanitarian movement.

Save the Children emphasized that ongoing support from donors and partners remains a crucial factor in ensuring the sustainability of supply chains and reaching the communities most affected in remote areas.