KHARTOUM: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has distributed 10 tons and 890 kg of food baskets to several residential areas in Sudan, benefiting 1,200 people.
The move is part of KSrelief’s initiative this year to counter the food shortage and aid needy families in Sudan.
Meanwhile, Sudan recently announced five more cases of the monkeypox virus, bringing the tally up to seven patients.
The Health Ministry said in a statement that the new cases were detected in the capital of Khartoum and the provinces of West Darfur, North Darfur and Kassala.
Four of the seven cases detected so far in the county were in West Darfur, including the first patient to contract the virus.
Sudan’s healthcare system has been the victim of long-running domestic conflicts and recent political upheaval, as well as international isolation. It would be hard-pressed to handle a large outbreak of the disease.
The World Health Organization in July declared monkeypox a global emergency, underlining the seriousness of the outbreak.
