(305) injured and dead due to militia bombings in one week… The health emergency in Khartoum highlights the need to introduce alternative energies in hospitals and centers
The Health Emergency Committee of the Ministry of Health of the State of Khartoum stressed the need to urgently activate a plan for the use of alternative energies in hospitals and health centers and to link it to the health system. exploitation, in the context of dealing with the repercussions of power outages on the health system. sector which are occurring due to the systematic targeting by rebel militias of the service sector in the country, at a time when the past week witnessed a decrease in the percentage of patients visiting health facilities due to paralysis, the services being organized through laboratories, radiology, ultrasound, ECG and physiotherapy.
The report of the General Administration of Emergencies and Epidemics for the second week of the year 2025 revealed the death of (11) people and the injury of (294) various injuries due to incidents of systematic bombing by rebel militias on civil citizens. They were transferred to receive care in hospitals operating in the localities of Karari and Omdurman, also alerted on the intervention of the intervention teams in rapid disinfection of homes and treatment in areas where epidemics appear, at a time when malaria cases have recorded an increase. decline for the third consecutive week. A difference of (2431) compared to the previous week. Animal bite cases also reached (4) cases, continuing to decrease, and they have been vaccinated.
The report of the General Administration of Preventive Medicine in the fight against malaria highlighted a decrease in the reproduction of mosquitoes in the inspected sites of the localities, and attributed this to the continuation of campaigns to fight against malaria. malaria and vectors and mosquito inventory, inspection and treatment. larval breeding sites with spraying and misting inside homes. The discussion of the Health Emergency Committee on the environmental sanitation axis alerted us to the need to demand. Partners and organizations are building latrines in shelters, as toilets are insufficient, leading to increased pollution.
The report explains, in percentage terms, the work of the Department of Preventive Medicine in environmental health in the areas of fly control, water and food health and safety, solid waste transportation, inspection and treatment of mosquito breeding sites and midge control. The medicine report also included the fight against tuberculosis and non-communicable diseases, the fight against AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.
The General Administration of Health Care report showed an increase in the total frequency of nutrition services in health centers over the previous week and monitoring of the growth of health facilities compared to the target weekly by 87%, and the report justified this by continued awareness. in health facilities of the importance of monitoring growth to determine the nutritional level of children and mothers due to the increase in movement from dangerous areas to local repetition.
The report of the pharmacy department also indicated that the availability of medicines during the week stood at 49%, and the meeting also heard the reports of the departments of therapeutic medicine, laboratories, strategic planning and system health of the localities of Karary, Omdurman, Um. Baddah and Bahri.
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