Source : WAM
The UAE Aid Agency has entered into a cooperation agreement with International Medical Corps – UK to help deliver healthcare services to Sudanese communities affected by the recent surge in internal conflict. The agreement relates specifically to International Medical Corps’ project titled “Emergency Response to the Crisis in Sudan.”
Under the terms of the agreement, the UAE Aid Agency will provide funding of US$2 million to support the project.
The agreement was signed in a ceremony at the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation in the presence of Dr. Tareq Al Ameri, Chairman of the UAE Aid Agency. It was signed by Rashid Al Shamsi, Executive Director of Logistics at UAE Aid Agency, and David Eastman, Managing Director of International Medical Corps – UK.
The initiative aims to lower illness and death rates among populations affected by the conflict following the latest escalation, through the deployment of mobile health and nutrition teams.
Highlighting the importance of the agreement, Dr. Al Ameri said the recent intensification of fighting has created an urgent need for medical assistance, as it has displaced hundreds of thousands of people many of them women-headed households, unaccompanied children, and survivors of violence.
“This marks the continuation of the UAE’s concerted efforts to improve the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan, for which the country has so far spent $784 million since the beginning of the conflict two and a half years ago,” he elaborated.
On his part, Eastman stated, “The needs in Sudan and its neighbouring countries are immense, and for families affected by years of conflict, access to basic healthcare can be a matter of survival. International Medical Corps values its partnership with the UAE Aid Agency to support vulnerable communities impacted by the recent conflict. Having worked in Sudan for two decades, International Medical Corps remains committed to providing principled, life-saving health services in close coordination with authorities and humanitarian partners.”
As part of the project, International Medical Corps will deploy three Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams, including one operated by a local partner. These teams will offer outpatient medical consultations, maternal and child healthcare, immunisation services, nutrition screening and treatment, as well as community outreach focused on disease prevention and identifying malnutrition cases.
The project will also enhance referral systems for emergency obstetric care and gender-based violence services, ensure the provision of essential medicines and nutritional supplies, and deliver safe water through trucking to internally displaced persons (IDP) settlements, with priority given to female- and child-headed households.
Additionally, the initiative includes the distribution of hygiene and dignity kits, kitchen sets, blankets, and other critical household items to the most vulnerable displaced families, helping to improve living conditions and restore dignity amid continued displacement.
