A third of Sudan's population relies on humanitarian aid—but organizations have had no choice other than to flee
, after a lack of disease surveillance infrastructure and heavy flooding last fall resulted in pools of mosquito-breeding stagnant water.
“There’s no water, no electricity, no gasoline,” says Odinkalu. “The most expensive thing in Khartoum right now is petrol. People are trying to ration and find petrol by any means so they can escape.” The IRC provided access to basic human necessities like health services and clean water across the country, but Raza says the organization has suspended almost all operations in the country, save for two states: Gadaref and Blue Nile.For those that remain in the region, public health crises will continue to compound until aid workers are allowed back in the region.
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