The first shipment of Red Cross humanitarian aid has arrived in the city of Port Sudan, as part of its emergency operations for the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan.
The Red Cross statement said the shipment, which was sent from Amman, weighs 8 tons and includes surgical equipment to support Sudanese hospitals, adding that it will send a second plane carrying additional medical equipment.
The Red Cross added in the statement that it would “send a second plane carrying additional medical equipment and emergency personnel”, according to AFP.
The statement refers to the involvement of Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers in providing medical care to victims of the clashes.
“We were able to travel to Port Sudan from Amman as medical personnel with supplies to treat the war-wounded, enough to stabilize 1,500 wounded,” said Patrick Youssef, ICRC regional director for Africa, during the meeting. of the press conference.
“We now hope to get them as quickly as possible to some of the busiest hospitals in Khartoum,” he added.
“According to the World Health Organization, only 16% of hospitals are functioning, and the situation is very dire due to understaffing and lack of medical supplies…the Sudanese Red Crescent Society is trying to reach dead bodies in the streets,” Youssef added.
UNHCR
A spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees told Sky News Arabia:
More than 50,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed the border so far. More than 33,000 Sudanese have been displaced from Khartoum. She called for international pressure to ensure aid reaches Sudanese refugees.
The high toll of the clashes
On the other hand, the Union of Doctors of Sudan revealed the toll of dead and injured since the outbreak of clashes in the country.
According to the Sudan Doctors Syndicate, the death toll has risen to 425 and more than 2,000 civilian casualties.
The union confirmed that there are many injuries and deaths that are not included in this inventory, due to the impossibility of reaching hospitals due to the difficulty of movement and the security situation in the country.
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