Measles cases are rising rapidly across Sudan’s Central, South, and West Darfur states, in the absence of an urgent and effective vaccination campaign.
More than 1,300 cases have been recorded in health facilities supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since September—despite MSF repeatedly advocating for vaccination campaigns and the resumption of routine immunization programs.
MSF urges all authorities to immediately eliminate all bureaucratic and administrative barriers to transporting vaccines throughout Darfur. At the same time, there must be greater urgency from UNICEF to coordinate efforts to increase the transport and delivery of vaccines, syringes, and other necessary supplies. We also call on both the state and federal ministries of health to launch an urgent measles vaccination campaign and a routine immunization program.
