Being ready means a treatment centre open when a child arrives.
Shaza watched her son Modreek grow weaker each day. His body began to swell. He was vomiting. He stopped eating. Nothing she tried helped, and fear set in.
When she finally reached the WHO-supported Stabilization Centre at Al-Buluk Children’s Hospital in Omdurman, Modreek received urgent treatment for severe acute malnutrition. Slowly, he began to improve.
“I was so worried,” Shaza says. “Now, I just want him to recover fully and return to his normal life.”
That is what being ready means: a centre that is open, supported and staffed on the day a mother arrives.
In Sudan, more than 21 million people face acute food insecurity, and millions of families cannot afford basic health care. With support mobilized by the WHO Foundation, WHO is treating severely malnourished children and helping families like Shaza’s find hope when they feel they are running out of options.
Your gift helps WHO keep treatment available for children like Modreek.
