What’s happening in Tawila
Tawila locality in North Darfur is facing one of the most severe cholera outbreaks in recent years. From May 29 to September 20, 2025, there have been 7,419 cases and 118 deaths, with numbers continuing to climb. The current rainy season has flooded roads, contaminated water sources, and created ideal conditions for the disease to spread rapidly.
Health services in Tawila are extremely limited. Cholera Treatment Units (CTUs) and Cholera Treatment Centers (CTCs) are overwhelmed, with bed occupancy often exceeding capacity. In many facilities, life-saving supplies such as IV Ringer’s Lactate—essential for treating severe dehydration—are either in critically short supply or entirely unavailable.
Access into Tawila is challenging due to insecurity, road damage, and multiple checkpoints, making it difficult for humanitarian organizations to deliver assistance on time. In this environment, rapid, coordinated, and reliable delivery of medical supplies can mean the difference between life and death.
SAMA’s Response
SAMA is responding to the cholera surge in Tawila, North Darfur, by delivering IV Ringer’s Lactate in partnership with trusted local organizations to save lives.
Our joint effort focuses on fast, reliable delivery and close monitoring to ensure patients receive timely, life-saving rehydration.
What We Have Done So Far
To respond quickly and effectively, SAMA collaborated with two trusted local organizations in Tawila: the Darfur Organization for Development and Human Resources (responsible for procurement and transportation) and Tabasheer for Aid and Development (responsible for last-mile delivery).
Through this partnership, our local colleagues were able to secure the necessary approvals from authorities in both Nyala and Tawila, ensuring smooth passage of supplies despite difficult conditions.
Essential items were procured in Nyala and transported to Tawila, including 1,500 units of normal saline, 1,500 units of Ringer’s lactate, and 1,500 infusion sets. In coordination with the local WHO Health Cluster and the Tawila Health Unit/Civil Authority, TADO distributed the IV fluids to priority cholera response sites in Tawila locality (Tina, Dabanira A, Dabanira B, and Tradonat) and Korma locality (12 health centers), ensuring the supplies reached the highest-burden areas.
These supplies supported treatment for 2,530 patients across the targeted treatment centers.
Appreciation!
Thank you to everyone who supported us in saving the lives of cholera patients in Tawila. Your generosity, trust, and quick response made urgent care possible when it was needed most. Because of you, patients received treatment, families found hope, and our teams were able to keep going under incredibly difficult circumstances.
We are deeply grateful for every donation, every share, every prayer, and every hand that helped. Your support is not just aid — it is life.