Refugee crisis in Darfur
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 OBI and Humedica are partnering to bring medical
relief to the 10,000-person Al Salaam refugee camp in Darfur, Sudan.
 In addition to providing medical services
and health education programs, OBI and Humedica are distributing relief packages to the refugees and making plans to establish a
school.
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DARFUR, Sudan - With millions of people displaced and impoverished in the Darfur region of western Sudan, the United Nations has
termed the situation, the "world's worst humanitarian crisis."
Operation Blessing is partnering with Humedica International, a humanitarian, non-governmental organization based in Germany, to
expand their medical and educational operations to reach the 10,000-person Al Salaam refugee camp in Darfur, Sudan.
The immediate goals of the project are to build a permanent medical clinic in Al Salaam, hire a medical staff, and obtain a mobile
medical unit to reach those in surrounding areas with no access to medical care.
In response to the camp’s poor sanitation, the medical
clinic will include a waiting room where patients will be educated in hygiene issues while waiting to be seen by doctors.
Humedica has established an impressive infrastructure in Darfur by operating medical and educational services for a 15,000-person
refugee camp named El Sheriff. The primary healthcare clinic, which treats an average of 200 people a day, also offers a 24-hour midwife
delivery service, health education program, and a vaccination program.
Since opening the clinic, the camp’s birth mortality rate for mothers and children has dropped to zero percent, and there has been a
significant decrease in the number of deaths due to disease and infection.
In addition to the clinic, Humedica also runs a school of 1,300 pupils for whom they provide meals on a daily basis.
Operation Blessing’s involvement in the region is paving the way for future projects at the Al Salaam refugee camp, such as providing
relief packages for families and establishing a school.
How You Can Help
With the ongoing civil war in Darfur, Sudan, hundreds of thousands of civilians have been forced to flee their villages and seek
refuge in overpopulated and impoverished refugee camps. With little to no resources, these refugees are now dependent on the camps to
provide them with food, water, shelter and medical care. You can help ease the suffering of thousands like these by
making a donation today toward Operation Blessing’s disaster relief efforts.
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