Darfur Nyala follow-ups
The Director of Emergency at the Ministry of Health in South Darfur, Hafez Mohamed Nour, revealed that there were complaints from citizens of the city of Nyala about the negative effects of vaccinating some children through health centers that provide paid vaccination services.
He said that the meeting of the Ministry of Health with international organizations, which was held today, Wednesday, discussed several issues, most notably the issue of vaccinating children through private centers within the city of Nyala.
The emergency director stated that since the outbreak of war between the army and the Rapid Support forces last April, South Darfur has not received any share of vaccines for vaccinating children. He continued: But there are weak souls who have continued to use damaged vaccines to vaccinate children for 10,000 Sudanese pounds per dose.
He explained that the meeting formed a fact-finding committee about the vaccination operations carried out by these centers, headed by the state’s Humanitarian Aid Commissioner and membership of the relevant departments of the Ministry of Health, the Sudanese Red Crescent, and representatives of national and international organizations.
Pointing out that the meeting entrusted the committee with the tasks of reviewing the private centers that vaccinate children in exchange for money, and to inventory the quantities of vaccines they have and their suitability, in addition to knowing the entities that provide them with these vaccines.
Medical sources revealed the danger of leakage of polio vaccination serums in the city of Nyala after vaccination refrigerators were stolen and destroyed in the first days of the outbreak of war.
A source who preferred to withhold his name said that some citizens stole dangerous vaccines, such as polio vaccines, which need to be preserved at special temperatures, and that using them in a non-medical manner may cause paralysis in children.
