“Imran” at the heart of the humanitarian crisis documents the food basket space in eastern Sudan Varieties

The episode (2025/25/17) of the “Imran” program, presented by the journalist Swar Al -Dahab, reviewed the tragic humanitarian conditions experienced by some residents in eastern Sudan.

The program team made a field trip to the remote areas of the strip from the Red Sea coast to the borders of Ethiopia, which is inhabited by the Beja tribes.

The journey began from Haya station, a historic railway station in Sudan, which became a major station to link several states after the roads in Sudan were cut off due to the war.

The presenter described these areas as “the poorest regions of Sudan,” noting that they are “forgotten and neglected for many years.”

These areas live in isolation, as residents are forced to travel for long distances to reach basic services, and travel to some areas takes two days on foot or using donkeys.

Painful humanitarian cases

The episode revealed a severe food crisis that the region suffers from, as the residents traditionally depend on agriculture and dairy products, but drought and war led to food insecurity.

The program explained that the population had to displace from one place to another in search of water sources in light of the water scarcity and interruption for many years.

The program pointed out that the people of Al -Bouja “have been accustomed to many years on the pasture and dairy products, and therefore, after the displacement, they did not like the city’s products such as meat, poultry, etc.”, which exacerbated the problem of malnutrition.

The program team has documented painful humanitarian cases, most notably a seven -year -old child suffering from severe malnutrition and weighing only 8 kilograms, and suffers from paralysis in the hands and legs as a result of a difficult home birth.

The pediatrician, who was interviewed, explained that the child “has not received the necessary treatment for the past seven years.”

The program also documented the case of another young man, which the presenter described as “a skeleton asleep on the bed,” and explained that he remained lying for a whole month without being able to go to the hospital.

“It is sufficient to see the image of the mother who sees her son dying in front of her day after day, and she does not find the price of transportation in order to arrive at the hospital,” Lieutenant Colonel said.

Food situation

The program presented statistics on the food situation in Sudan, saying that “although Sudan is described as a basket of food of the Arab world, this basket has become almost empty,” noting that the areas used for agriculture in Sudan are very few compared to fertile spaces suitable for cultivation.

The program stated that Sudan’s production of grains annually was 7 million tons, and after the war this rate decreased to only two million tons, causing a large food crisis and high food insecurity.

He added that “there are 17 million people in the land of Sudan suffering from food insecurity,” and that “the number of children with severe malnutrition leading to death has reached 700 thousand children.”

The program revealed that Haya Hospital serves about 600 thousand people from the Swakin borders to the Port Sudan, but it suffers from a severe shortage of medical cadres, as the presenter indicated that there is only one pediatrician who serves all this vast area.

At the end of the episode, the program team, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, provided urgent medical assistance to Haya Hospital, where a group of medicines needed by patients was provided, and coordination was made to establish a free medical week for all citizens of the region.