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May 2, 2011 |
Just in the last week fifty children died in Kalma Camp for displaced families in Darfur. Since April 13, aid workers have not been able to reach the camp. Malnutrition rates are soaring. Doctors are non-existent and the most vulnerable children are dying of preventable illnesses such as diarrhea and pneumonia. A camp leader told Radio Dabanga that in Kalma camp the death of children has become commonplace. He implores aid organizations and UN agencies to return to the camp