Since conflict broke out in Sudan on April 15, an estimated 9,000 people have been killed, more than 4.5 million have become internally displaced, and over 1.1 million have crossed Sudan’s borders into neighbouring countries. Of this number, close to 330,000 have fled to South Sudan – this includes over 288,000 South Sudanese returnees and over 39,000 Sudanese refugees1.

The majority have reached Renk in the northeast of the country, but many are also coming through two border crossing points from Darfur into Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, which is located in the north-west of South Sudan, bordering southern Darfur and Abyei to the north.

Currently, around 9,000 people are living in a refugee settlement near a town called Wedweil, where MSF opened a health clinic in June as part of its emergency response. The MSF clinic is for everyone in the area: refugees, returnees and existing residents of Wedweil included. Between June and September, MSF carried out over 10,400 consultations. However, with the population expected to expand to 20,000 over the coming months, funding for a far greater response is required.