Sudan Rights Watch Network (SRWN) expresses its deep concern over the worsening health crisis affecting the Tawila area of Darfur. Cholera has spread at an alarming rate, threatening the lives of thousands of displaced persons in camps that lack even the most basic humanitarian and health response requirements.
According to reliable field sources, including the General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees Camps, the health situation in the Daba Nira and Tawila Omda camps has reached a critical stage. Since the outbreak began, 1,430 confirmed cases have been recorded in the area, including 26 deaths. Meanwhile, 220 cases remain in quarantine in dire conditions, amid a severe shortage of medicines, clean water, and sanitation services. The daily infection rate ranges between 45 and 90 cases, amid a complete lack of intervention from the authorities or support from relevant international bodies.
SRWN strongly condemns the silence of the concerned parties, both nationally and internationally, regarding this tragedy. It holds them directly responsible for the deteriorating health situation resulting from policies of marginalization and exclusion and the lack of emergency planning for areas affected by conflict and mass displacement.
In light of this catastrophic situation, SRWN announces an urgent distress call, demanding the following:
- Immediate and urgent intervention by the Federal and State Ministries of Health and the World Health Organization to provide emergency medical support, particularly isolation units, necessary solutions, and sterilization tools.
- Deploy specialized medical teams to assess the health situation in displacement camps and coordinate with local civil society organizations to provide a comprehensive response.
- Provide clean water and sanitation services in outbreak areas, as a crucial step to halt the spread of the virus.
- The necessity of providing comprehensive public and private human rights and humanitarian protection to civilians in displacement camps during the ongoing conflict since April 15, which will lead to addressing the causes of the outbreak and addressing institutional failures in containing it.
SRWN emphasizes that continuing to ignore this humanitarian tragedy constitutes a double crime against defenseless citizens and exposes the failure of authorities and professional bodies to protect the country’s most vulnerable groups, at a time when disasters are accelerating and intertwined with crises of conflict and impunity.
Sudan Rights Watch Network
July 26, 2025