Osman Sarah Hashim Mohammed, Nashwan Abdulqadir J
Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Nursing Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2023 Aug 10;17(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s13034-023-00640-9.
The humanitarian crisis precipitated by the ongoing conflict in Sudan poses profound risks to the health and welfare of the country's children. This paper explores essential policy interventions to safeguard child mental health services under these challenging circumstances. Crucial strategies include enhancing healthcare accessibility for children and their caregivers, promoting education, and improving household living conditions. Additionally, it is vital to provide improved access to information about nutritious food and strengthen health systems in areas directly exposed to conflict. Cooperation with international aid organizations is paramount to delivering medical supplies to functioning health facilities. The paper also recommends partnerships with local non-governmental and humanitarian organizations to execute public health programs effectively. These multi-faceted policy measures underscore the importance of a comprehensive response to ensure the health and well-being of children amid the turmoil in Sudan. Through these strategies, we aim to provide a blueprint for policymakers and humanitarian organizations to mitigate the devastating impacts of the conflict on the country's most vulnerable population.
苏丹持续冲突引发的人道主义危机给该国儿童的健康和福祉带来了巨大风险。本文探讨了在这些具有挑战性的情况下保障儿童心理健康服务的基本政策干预措施。关键策略包括提高儿童及其照料者获得医疗保健的机会、促进教育以及改善家庭生活条件。此外，至关重要的是提供更多关于营养食品的信息，并加强直接受冲突影响地区的卫生系统。与国际援助组织合作对于向正常运转的医疗机构运送医疗用品至关重要。本文还建议与当地非政府组织和人道主义组织建立伙伴关系，以有效实施公共卫生项目。这些多方面的政策措施凸显了采取全面应对措施以确保苏丹动荡局势下儿童健康和福祉的重要性。通过这些策略，我们旨在为政策制定者和人道主义组织提供一个蓝图，以减轻冲突对该国最脆弱人群的毁灭性影响。
