UPDATE FROM THE FIELD – SUDAN

With temperatures below 10°, this is one of the hardest winters in ‪#‎Sudan ‬for the last thirty years. For us, 10° in the middle of winter might seem mild; for a country where the temperature is between 40°C and 50°C for six months a year though, this is really cold, especially for the poorest people living in huts built with bits of sheet metal, wood and fabric – more suitable as protection against the heat rather than the cold. And, in fact,our Paediatric Centre in Port Sudan has seen a major increase in patients suffering from respiratory problems.