Doctors have warned about the increase in measles in Sudan According to a pediatrician who spoke to the BBC, there have been additional meas...

Doctors have warned about the increase in measles in Sudan

According to a pediatrician who spoke to the BBC, there have been additional measles outbreaks in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, as a result of the continuous war that has impeded immunization.

Dr. Mohamed al-Taher, a resident of Khartoum, remarked during a Sudan Lifeline program that there is a paucity of immunizations, which can cause disease epidemics among youngsters.

"The Ministry of Health is responsible for providing vaccines, but it cannot abdicate this duty, particularly in the field of vaccines," he stated.

"There is a lack of measles vaccines, there are already cases among children, and things are only going to get worse," Since their body can't fight the virus, the illness could worsen.

It is highly risky to attempt to get to the hospitals in those crowded areas of the city because the bombardment is still going on there.

Medecins Sans Frontières has issued a warning that as people evacuate their homes, measles cases and malnutrition are rising in the camps in White Nile state, which is south of the capital of Sudan.

Communities have reported an increase in child mortality, according to the medical association, mostly because