Health situation in Darfur, Sudan

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More assistance is needed for people in Darfur as thousands die every month from preventable and treatable diseases

Survey concludes deaths in Darfur exceed the emergency threshold
13 September 2004

Thousands of Darfur’s children in remote, conflict-affected areas to get measles vaccine
8 September 2004

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Mortality projections for Darfur
15 October 2004

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RELATED AGENCY LINKS - UN: Darfur - UNICEF Darfur press room - UNHCR: Darfur emergency - ICRC: Responding to the crisis - ReliefWeb: Sudan

BACKGROUND INFORMATION - Health risks for people in the Greater Darfur region: the cocktail of environmental hazards - Fact sheet: hepatitis E - Fact sheet: cholera - Fact sheet: malaria

Rift Valley Fever in Sudan - update 5
22 January 2008

Rift Valley Fever in Sudan - update 4
21 December 2007

Disease outbreaks in Sudan

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