Darfur overshadows "forgotten" crisis in neighbouring Uganda.

Trends in malnutrition and mortality in Darfur, Sudan, between 2004 and 2008: a meta-analysis of publicly available surveys.

BACKGROUND The humanitarian response to the crisis in Darfur is the largest humanitarian operation in the world. To investigate the evolution of the conditions of the affected population, we analysed trends in malnutrition and mortality, the most widely accepted indicators for assessing the degree of severity of a crisis. METHODS We did a meta-analysis of 164 publicly available surveys taking...

The Darfur Crisis: Associated Mental Health Problems Among Internally Displaced Women

An algorithm to assess methodological quality of nutrition and mortality cross-sectional surveys: development and application to surveys conducted in Darfur, Sudan

BACKGROUND Nutrition and mortality surveys are the main tools whereby evidence on the health status of populations affected by disasters and armed conflict is quantified and monitored over time. Several reviews have consistently revealed a lack of rigor in many surveys. We describe an algorithm for analyzing nutritional and mortality survey reports to identify a comprehensive range of errors th...

Violence and mortality in West Darfur, Sudan (2003-04): epidemiological evidence from four surveys.

BACKGROUND Violence in Darfur, Sudan, has rendered more than one million people internally displaced. An epidemiological study of the effect of armed incursions on mortality in Darfur was needed to provide a basis for appropriate assistance to internally displaced people. METHODS Between April and June, 2004, we did retrospective cluster surveys among 215?400 internally displaced people in fo...

The challenges of securing health in humanitarian crises.

By early 2004 more than one million people had sought to escape violence and suffering in the three states of the Darfur region of Sudan. More than 180 000 of these displaced people are refugees in Chad; the majority, however, remain in Darfur, crowded into more than 100 camps scattered across 540 000 km. They are dependent on external help for protection, adequate supplies of safe drinking-wat...