Khartoum: Member of the Transitional Sovereign Council (TSC), Dr. Salma Abdel-Jabbar Al-Mubarak, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to supporting and backing all humanitarian and community initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable development and curbing the spread of epidemics and diseases, particularly in the central states.
According to Sudan News Agency, during her meeting at her office with a delegation from Doctors Worldwide, headed by the organization’s director, Dr. Mousa Mohamed Tom, Dr. Salma pledged to coordinate with relevant government and private bodies to ensure the success of the organization’s plan to launch a humanitarian emergency and epidemic response appeal. She highlighted the importance of close coordination with the Ministries of Health, Finance, Agriculture and Irrigation and Animal Resources, as well as the Humanitarian Aid Commission, and other relevant institutions.
Dr. Salma stressed the need to focus on awareness, health education, and training for local communities, in addition to the capacity-building for health sector staff.
She further underscored the importance of tightening efforts to limit the spread of diseases by providing mobile clinics, establishing isolation centers, ensuring the availability of medicines and medical supplies, and enhancing spraying campaigns across all states and localities.
For his part, the organization’s director explained, in a press statement, that the meeting discussed preparations for launching a humanitarian appeal to respond to emergencies and epidemics in Al-Gezira, Sennar, and White Nile States. He added that the discussions emphasized the importance of engaging health and humanitarian organizations, as well as private sector institutions, to maximize the impact of the appeal, particularly in central Sudan, which has been severely affected by epidemics such as dengue fever and malaria. He noted that the appeal includes several components, including awareness and education campaigns, training of local communities, and capacity-building for health workers and volunteers on how to address the current challenges posed by dengue and malaria.