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Communities in Isolation

ISOLATION OF COMMUNITIES IN THE PERIPHERIES OF SUDAN HAS EXACERBATED INEQUALITIES LEADING TO LONG TRAVEL TIMES FOR THE MOST BASIC HEALTH NEEDS.

70% of all healthcare providers are concentrated in the capital city of Khartoum, which serves 20% of Sudan’s population.1 Wadi Halfa’s existing public healthcare facility aims to provide basic medical and surgical services, but is severely under-resourced and overstretched. Key measures of health in Wadi Halfa point to an urgent need for better access to primary and community-based care, especially for women and children.

Wadi Halfa’s lack of health education, primary care, and adequate facilities are compounded by low numbers of trained health workers in the Nubia region. For doctors in Wadi Halfa, poor facilities and housing increase the challenges of retention.

Young people throughout Sudan have a led grassroots movement to create a new future for our country where all people can live with dignity.

We want to build a health center that will be part of this future, enabling all of our children and young people to flourish and thrive and renewing a sense of home and belonging in Wadi Halfa and the greater Nubia region. / Read Full Article