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Refugee crisis in Darfur

September 28th, 2006

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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.
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
You can help by making an online donation toward OBI's disaster relief efforts. With your support, we can continue to provide emergency relief and recovery. Please make an on-line donation today.

 

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