11/01/2023 – Since fighting erupted in Sudan in April, hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled to neighboring African country of Chad, and more are expected to arrive in the coming months. Health conditions are precarious due to a lack of water, food, shelter, and sanitation facilities.
Our allies at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are providing medical care in Chad and responding to critical water needs, but ongoing water scarcity may have disastrous consequences. MSF projector coordinator Christophe Chauliac said this about the water crisis:
“In the refugee camps… people are receiving just five to six liters of water daily, well below the recommended emergency standard of 20 liters per day. MSF serves as the primary water provider in the camps, distributing around 600,000 liters daily and covering more than 80 percent of the available water supply for refugees. Despite these efforts, this amount is insufficient, especially in scorching weather. An insufficient water supply hinders basic needs such as washing and cooking, forcing people to turn to unsafe sources and increasing the risk of waterborne diseases such as diarrhea and cholera.”
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