Sudanese doctors' union says hundreds of people have lost their lives due to the outbreak of dengue fever in Sudan, where 80 percent of the hospitals are out of service due to the civil war.
'The fragile healthcare system'
"The hospital's beds are all full, but the cases keep coming in, particularly children," a medical source told AFP from Gedaref Hospital, requesting anonymity out of concern for his safety. More than 1,200 children have died in refugee camps since May, due in part to a measles outbreak, according to the UN refugee agency.
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