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Horrific cases of rape and murder of girls must urge
authorities to strengthen their efforts to prevent and
combat sexual violence.
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Montaser with the sweets he sells in the
market
Children are being forced to
work long hours in Sudan
as the country’s economic
and humanitarian crisis continues
to deteriorate, Save the Children
said.
Monstaser, 14, goes to the
market every afternoon to sell
sweets to support his family,
sometimes staying out until 10pm.
Whatever he earns – usually the
equivalent of US $2-3 – he gives
to his mother Ihasan to contribute
towards feeding their family.
“Every day after school, I go
to the market to sell sweets.
Sometimes I feel very tired. I
come home at 10pm after
work,” said Montaser.“My
mother has to wake me up in the
morning. I do not have time for
anything else, but work and
school. I never play.”
Montaser’s situation is just one
example of the many hardships
facing children in Sudan, where
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Guinean authorities must take
immediate measures to
ensure thorough and
impartial investigation of recent
rapes and sexual assaults followed
by murders committed over the
course of just eight days and bring
perpetrators to justice, Amnesty
International and the International
Planned Parenthood Federation
(IPPF) has said.
They must also increase their
efforts to fight sexual violence by
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November and 2 December 2021.
Two of the girls have died as a result
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“Rape is all too commonplace in
Guinea. Authorities should urgently
strengthen their efforts to prevent
and combat sexual violence in
Guinea,“ said Samira Daoud,
Amnesty International West and
Central Africa director.
Rape of girls
On 2 December 2021, the Office
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girl was raped in Batè-Nafadji in the
eastern region of Kankan. On 27
November, a 12-year-old girl was
raped by two men on her way home
in the town of Sanoun. This came
just a day after the death of another
12-year-old girl in the north-eastern
town of Siguiri.
In the urban commune of Labé,
west-central region of Guinea, a
three-year-old girl was gang raped
on 26 November.
Local organization, “Agir pour le
Droit Féminin”, which met with the
three-year-old girl’s parents on 7
December, told the organizations
that she was abducted when going
to buy candy not far from the family
home. She was then taken to an
uninhabited house and sexually
assaulted until she died.
The girl’s father who met with
the prosecutor confirmed his
demand for justice for his daughter.
One of the alleged perpetrator’s
father requested forgiveness from
the girl’s family but they refused.
The rapes of girls followed the
rape of a woman on 25 November
while she was in a hospital in the
north-western town of Kamsar for a
surgery. The hospital management
announced three days later they had
“arrested the alleged perpetrator” -
who is an external service providerand
taken him to the gendarmerie.
The same day, a 16-year-old girl
was also raped by several men in
Kankan.
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thorough and impartial
investigations of these rape cases
without delay and anyone found
guilty must be brought to justice”,
said Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry,
IPPF Africa Regional Director.
“Survivors must receive access
to medical care and psychosocial
support as well as legal aid to access
justice and redress.”
More than 331 rape cases
reported in 2021
Since the beginning of the year,
OPROGEM and the Special
Brigade for the Protection of
Vulnerable Persons (BSPPV in
French) have already dealt with 331
rape cases. In 2020 alone, they dealt
with 374 cases, a number which
reflects only the tip of the iceberg
according to NGOs working on
sexual violence survivors,
journalists, police and gendarmerie.
This is due to the stigma
associated with rape in Guinea,
which often leads to not reporting
the crime and not filing complaints,
and often such cases are handled
through mediation and out-of-court
settlements between the victims or
their families and the alleged
perpetrators or their families.
The recent rape cases follow
another case that sparked a strong
public reaction across the country
last month. M’Mah Sylla, a 25-yearold
woman, was allegedly raped by
doctors at a non-licensed clinic in
Conakry, where she went for
treatment. She got pregnant as a
result, and the same perpetrators
raped her again when she returned
to the clinic to seek an abortion. The
rape caused injuries that could not
be healed despite seven surgeries.
The victim died on 20 November in
Tunis (Tunisia) where she was
medically evacuated following a
government intervention.
Following M’Mah Sylla’s death,
women staged protests on 22, 24
and 30 November in the towns of
Labé, Kindia and N’Zérékoré,
demanding justice for all victims of
rape. On 21 November, the Ministry
of Justice said three of the four
alleged perpetrators of M’Mah
Sylla’s rape had been detained in
Conakry prison. The government
also presented its condolences to her
family on behalf of the Head of
State.
Activists spoke out on the surge
in rape cases.
Djenab Boiro of “Mon Enfant,
Ma vie” a local organization, told
Amnesty International during a
meeting in Conakry: “Even dead,
M’Mah Sylla deserves justice. I am
convinced that the day the
perpetrators will be sentenced to the
punishment they deserve, her soul
will finally rest in peace. We have
had too many cases like M’Mah
Sylla’s and we hope and dream of
not having any more.”
“Authorities have taken some steps
in the right direction in recent years
which we welcome, such as the
creation in 2020 of a special unit
within the gendarmerie to fight
sexual violence. In addition, local
women’s rights organizations have
played and continue to play a major
role in speaking up against sexual
violence, together with some
media,” said Samira Daoud.
“Despite this situation, the
persistence of rape cases, especially
of girls, calls for much greater
efforts to raise awareness among the
public to prevent sexual violence, to
protect the survivors, and ensure
their timely access to justice and
reparations as well as to bring
perpetrators to account. This
includes but is not limited to the
adoption of a special law on
violence against women, as
recommended by the CEDAW
Committee,” concluded Marie-
Evelyne Petrus-Barry.

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Trumpet Ogun
I represent the hope for real change
By Engr. (Dr.) Adewale Adenaike
Dear Compatriots,
I congratulate and welcome every one of us
into a brand New Year. That we are here
today is by the grace of God Almighty who
has made it possible for us to be alive and
to continue to pursue our aspirations in life.
Considering all that we have been through
in 2021 as a nation, we have every reason to
give thanks to God for keeping us together
as one indivisible entity. I am therefore
persuaded that God Almighty who made it
possible for us to enter into the New Year
will see us through the year. I must
therefore thank everyone who has shown
faith and has supported our Aspiration for
the Senate seat in Ogun East Senatorial
District. Let me reiterate my commitment
to this cause. I consider it noble and worthy
of my time and resources. Your support has
been priceless. I therefore trust that you will
continue to support me in my march
towards the Red Chambers. On my part, I
promise never to disappoint you.
2021 was no doubt tasking and eventful.
It was the year when we openly declared
our interest in the seat for the Ogun East
Senatorial district and sought the
endorsement of the Party Leaders and
yourselves. The consultation and
engagement with the Party and other
Stakeholders is still on going at different
levels. We are optimistic that the pendulum
will swing in our favour. In any political
setting, everyone has the capacity to make
an impact. From all indications, it is dawn
time again for political activities in our
country. A lot of consultations are going on
in different parts of the country as part of
the build up towards the formal lifting of
ban on political activities and full-fledged
electioneering campaigns for the different
offices that will become open for
contestation. Gladiators like me and great
supporters like you have therefore hit the
ground running, building bridges and
creating alliances so that they are not
caught flatfooted in the race towards the
political offices of their choice. That is the
way it should be because that is what makes
democracy, which is described as the
government of the people, by the people
and for the people, beautiful.
Year 2022 promises to even be more
eventful because it is the last year before
the elections into all the offices as the
tenure of current holders expire. This places
a greater responsibility on us, as it means
we have to double our efforts and increase
our work rate exponentially. One of the
things we must therefore, do very quickly
is to ensure that we are mentally and
physically ready to participate in the
elections in 2023 by making sure that our
compatriots who are eligible to vote have
their voter’s card and are ready to perform
this very important civic duty. This is not
an activity that can be done by proxy.
INEC, as you know, does not count the
votes on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and
other social media platforms neither does it
count prayer points. INEC only count votes
and it is only those with their Voter’s card
that can vote. Those who therefore profess
to be our loyalists must deepen the loyalty
by making sure that they have all that is
required to give physical manifestation to
their loyalty and support for our candidacy.
With our voter’s card, we can check every
form of compromise at the polls, secure our
votes effectively and ensure that the elected
contestant is our preferred bidder for the
elective office.
It is a known fact that our nation is
currently under the burden of insecurity.
While this New Year message is not the
platform for x-raying how we got to this
point as a nation, the least we can do as
compatriots is to continue to seek for
solutions. And one clear way of doing this
is to ensure that we elect the people of our
choice with the right pedigree into the
different political offices that will soon
become vacant in our political space. We
must avoid violence at all cost as this has
the tendency to further aggravate and
complicate the current security situation in
our country. Rather, we must adhere strictly
to the known rules of the game of politics.
Politics is not and should not be war or a
do-or-die affair. Our young people whose
productive energy is the catalyst we need as
a nation to unleash our productive capacity
for the liberation of our nation from the
shackles of underdevelopment, must resist
the temptation to be used as expendable
materials for the destabilization of politics
and the processes associated with it. Our
elders must shun the destructive lure of
filthy lucre that mortgages the future of
their children and the generations unborn.
In closing this message, I need to
reiterate my belief in this course and the
ability of my people in Ogun East
Senatorial District to elect a credible,
meaningful, impactful and people-driven
representative. Our Senatorial District has
suffered neglect for too long. I represent
that critical change that we need at a time
like this. From available data, Ogun East
Senatorial District is sufficiently blessed by
God, we have the right quantity of natural
and human resources that is required to give
us economic emancipation. All we need is
the candidate with the right mindset that
will work with the right critical
stakeholders and unleash the productive
and progressive tendencies of our people.
This was the goal our fathers saw in the past
when they yielded our land for the
construction of the Iwopin Paper Mill. That
massive investment of yesteryears, which
would have provided the engine room for
our economic emancipation, is today the
abode of massive rodents and reptiles.
Today, Ogun East is one of the Senatorial
districts with the lowest electricity
penetration in our country. Our roads are
bad and our schools, which used to be our
pride, have equally suffered unbelievable
neglect. We need to change that narrative. I
represent that Hope for Real Change.
As we therefore navigate the path of
2022, I urge everyone to keep hope alive,
keep an eye on the ball and be mindful of
the protocols of COVID 19. We need to be
alive and healthy to bring about the change
we so desire in our Senatorial District. For
those who are yet to be vaccinated, please
take the necessary steps to be vaccinated
and follow the advice of experts on the use
of non-pharmaceuticals preventions. May
God Almighty continue to bless our State,
our Senatorial District and our Nation to the
Glory of His name.
A JU SE O
Engr. (Dr) Adewale Adenaike is an
aspirant to the Ogun East Senatorial
District seat; and Special Assistant - SA
(Projects) to the Hon. Minister of State for
Education.

Engineering
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By Engr. Patrick Obidoyin
The Nigerian Society of Engineers
(NSE) Manchester (UK) Branch is
building on the success of 2021 and
inviting partners to collaborate with them
in 2022. The Branch is keen to address and
to better understand the challenges of air
pollution and its associated health hazards.
In June 2020, The University of
Manchester GCRF QR grant funded a proof
of concept to deploy low-cost sensors in
Lagos, Nigeria. NSE Manchester (UK) is
keen to bring other partners on-board to
expand the air pollution project across
Nigeria.
NSE Manchester (UK) Branch has
contributed to NSE, the parent body in the
following projects E-library, NSE
Infrastructure Report Card and NSE App.
The inauguration of NSE Manchester
Branch took place on 20th August 2021.
NSE Manchester Branch made history by
being the first Branch of NSE to be accepted
based on online activities and also being
inaugurated online as a result of COVID-19.
The journey started on 18th December
2019 when Engr. Adekunle Mokuolu FNSE
sent a letter to Engr. Dr. Obuks Ejohwomu
to kick-start the process of engaging
Engineers of Nigerian origin in the North of
England.
The first meeting of four engineers took
place in Engr. Dr. Obuks Ejohwomu’s office
at The University of Manchester. The
meeting was attended by Engr. Dr. Obuks
Ejohwomu (Chairman), Engr. Dr. Irene
Okhade (General Secretary), Engr. Patrick
Obidoyin (Publicity Secretary) and Engr.
Kamil Okedara (Membership Secretary).
The Branch has since organised
numerous Technical session beneficial to
Engineers of all disciplines.
The leadership of the Branch has since
widened to include: Engr. Prof. Bamidele
Adebisi (Vice-Chairman), Engr. Dr
Adeyanju Teslim-Balogun (Assistant
General Secretary), Engr. Dr. Akilu Yunusa-
Kaltungo (Technical Secretary), Engr.
Oladipo Tobais (Financial Secretary), Engr.
Dr. Habila John Mormi (Treasurer), Engr.
Ernest Oshogbunu (Industry Relations),
Engr. Kenneth Oronsaye (Special Projects),
Engr. Olutola Fakehinde (CoC & Ex-
Officio), Engr. Dr. Mohammed Ngala (Ex-
Officio) and Adeola Adebisi (IT lead).
Inauguration
The Inauguration of the professional
body was graced by many notable
dignitaries led by distinguished President
Engr. Babagana Mohammed, FNSE.
Other dignitaries were H.E. Ambassador
Sarafadeen Tunji Isola - High
Commissioner of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria to the United Kingdom ably
represented by Dr Cyprian Heen -
Ambassador, Minister/Head of Investment,
Trade and Industry at the Nigerian High
Commission London.
Engr. Dr. Obuks Ejohwomu - Chairman, NSE
Manchester
The Guest Speaker was Engr. Prof.
Michael O. Faborode, FNSE, FAEng -
Former Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
Nigeria and the Immediate Past Secretary-
General, Committee of Vice-Chancellors of
Nigerian Universities. He spoke on
“Harnessing Diaspora Engineering
Potential For The Africa We Want And
Deserve.”
Engr. Dr. Ejohwomu in his speech
highlighted special projects from NSE
Manchester Branch.
Also in attendance were:
· Engr. Suleiman Hussein Adamu, FNSE,
FAEng Honourable Minister of Water
Resources, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
· Engr. Ademola Isaac Olorunfemi,
FNSE, FNIM Branch Patron &
President, Nigerian Society of
Engineers.
· Engr. Ali A. Rabiu FNSE, FASCE
President, Council for the Regulation of
Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
· Dr Nike Folayan MBE Chair,
Association for Black and Minority
Ethnic Engineers UK.
· Engr Mrs Funmilola Ojelade FNSE,
President, The Association of
Professional Women Engineers of
Nigeria (APWEN).
· Engr. Dr. Obuks Ejohwomu, Chairman,
The Nigerian Society of Engineers,
Manchester Branch.
· Professor Stephen Flint, Associate Vice-
President International Professor of
Stratigraphy
· Engr. Mrs. Margaret Oguntala FNSE.
· Engr. Ibitoye Adeniran FNSE
· Engr. Kola Balogun - Chairman, Momas
Electricity Meters Manufacturing
Company Limited (MEMMCOL).
· Chi Onwurah MP - Member of
Parliament representing Newcastle
Central and Shadow Minister Digital,
Science & Technology.
· Prof Alice Larkin - Professor of Climate
Sci & Energy Policy, Head of School of
Engineering & Vice Dean.
· Prof. David Edwards [Special Guest] –
Professor of Plant and Machinery
Management – Birmingham City
University.
· Mr. Ayo Akinfe – Chairman, Central
Association of Nigerians in UK
(CANUK).
· Prof. Erinma Bell MBE - Queen’s
Deputy Lieutenant for Greater
Manchester.
· Engr Prof Jeremiah Oludele Ojediran,
MNSE – VC, Bells University of
Technology Òtá, Nigeria.
· Engr. Dr. Adediran – Chair, NSE
Glasgow.
· Engr. Dapo Sulu MNSE - President
Engineering Forum of Nigerians UK
(EFN-UK).
· Ms. Augusta Ugoh – Chair, Nigeria
Community Manchester.
· Engr. Ismail Balogun – CEO, Balbus
UK.
· Prof. Ojo Sunday Fayomi, Dean of
College of Engineering, Bells
University of Technology Òtá Nigeria.
Induction
Induction of new members took place
with an oath read by newly inducted
members recited by Engr. Adeyemi Adeleye
on behalf of other newly inducted members.
Awards
All previous Technical Guest lecturers of
NSE Manchester were also honoured during
the occasion.
2020 Technical Session Speakers
· Dr Abiodun Abioye
· Prof Bamidele Adebisi - Manchester
Metropolitan University
· Dr. Mohammad J Ngala - Principal
Partner, Heaton Education, UK
· Professor David J Edwards -
Birmingham City University.
· Engr. Dr. David Oloke - University of
Wolverhampton
· Professor Ola Uduku - Manchester
School of Architecture
· Engr. Kola Balogun MNSE - Chairman
& CEO, MEMMCOL
· Mr. Gunter Schindler - Managing
Director & Chief Operating Officer,
ASM Assembly Systems LLC
Germany.
· Dr. Nabila Ahmed Rufa’I, SMIEEE
2021 Guest Technical Session Speakers
· Dr. Abdullahi Abubakar Mas’ud CEng,
MIET, MNSE, MNIEEE. Jubail
Industrial College & Prince Saud Bin
Thunayin Research Centre, Jubail,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
· Engr. Dr Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo (PhD,
FIMechE, FHEA, CEng, MNSE,
MNIM, NEBOSHPGCert) The
University of Manchester.
· Engr. Olanrewaju Aluko MNSE, PMP,
CMRP Founder and CEO of LACHI
Nigeria Limited.
· Engr. Mrs. Margaret Oguntala FNSE
Engr. Patrick Obidoyin
- Publicity Secretary, NSE Manchester
FNSChE MD/CEO BAMSAT Nigeria
Limited.
· Engr. Professor Muhammad Dauda, The
University of Manchester Provost Air
Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna
· Dr. Mostafa Nabawy, The University of
Manchester
Awards
Category 1 Group Award – The
University of Manchester Ingenuity
2021 Champions
· Yixi Chen
· Jiawei Guo
· Yuman Sun
· Shubiao Xin
Category 2 Individual Awards –
Excellence Award for contribution to
engineering community of practice.
· Pan LIJUN [Excellence Award for
contribution to engineering’s
community of practice]
· Katy Victoria ANDREW [Excellence
for contribution to engineering’s
community of practice]
· Ferdinand Ukaigwe [Excellence for
contribution to engineering’s
community of practice]
· Prof. David Edwards [Excellence for
contribution to professional
development in Africa]
· Olusegun Isaiah Popoola [Excellence
for contribution to engineering’s
community of practice]
Category 3: Excellence Award to
Branch Members was presented to:
Engr. Patrick Obidoyin MNSE
Engr. Dr. Irene Okhade MNSE
The Vote of Thanks was given by Engr.
Dr. Mrs. Teslim-Balogun Assistant General
Secretary NSE Manchester Branch. The
Master of Ceremonies was Mr. Charles
Ajayi-Khiran supported by co-hosts - Engr.
Patrick Obidoyin and Engr. Dr. Akilu
Yunusa-Kaltungo.
The Corporate Sponsors of NSE
Manchester inauguration include:
MEMMCOL (Momas Electricity Meters
Manufacturing Company Limited, World
Remit and Balbus UK.
· Engr. Patrick Obidoyin is the
Publicity Secretary of The Nigerian Society
of Engineers, Manchester (UK) Branch

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Beauty
5 tips for instant skin glow from a
Scientist’s perspective
By Eve Casha
Finding it hard to maintain healthy
skin this season? Changes to colder,
dryer weather and busy holiday
schedules can cause dull, red, lackluster
skin.
Dermoi’s Chief Scientific Officer - Eve
outlines her top 5 tips to revive a stressed
complexion for quick glow.
1. Fight Inflammation with Active
Ingredients
Stress, poor sleep, poor diets, cigarettes,
UV radiation, pollution, allergy, and
weather changes can all cause
inflammatory reactions within the skin, and
this tends to develop into excess redness
and blotchiness.
Adopting powerful anti-inflammatory
active ingredients that can calm
inflammation at a cellular level to instantly
soothe the skin. Some examples include
actives such as Ginkgo biloba as it has
anti-redness, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant
properties or Endothelyol® as it
will reduce inflammation, blood vessel
dilation, and histamine release.
2. Repair Skin Barrier with Occlusive
Agents
The skin barrier is composed of dead skin
cells (anucleate corneocytes) surrounded
by a lipid matrix. With harsh weather,
alcohol, stress, cigarettes, and/or poor diets,
it is very easy to disturb this barrier. This
not only leads to inflammation, but also
causes increases in transepidermal water
loss (TEWL) leading to dullness and
dryness.
Moisturisers containing effective
occlusive agents that will form water
resistant layer over the skin can repair
skin barrier function. This will restore
suppleness and glow.
3. Exfoliate… but not too much.
Even if the skin is in optimal health, an
accumulation of dead skin cells on the
surface can give a rough, flaky, dull finish.
Exfoliation will remove dead cells to reveal
smoother, younger-looking skin, however,
exfoliating too frequently or with
aggressive exfoliants will have the
opposite effect. It will dehydrate and thin
the skin barrier, increasing TEWL.
Try exfoliating only once per week
with enzymatic or chemical exfoliators to
see how skin reacts. Products containing
lactic acid at a concentration of 10% or
less can be helpful as that is also a natural
moisturizing factor in the skin. Always
balance exfoliation with occlusive
moisturizers.
4. Add Water Back into Skin with
Humectants
The skin is naturally structured to bind and
store water molecules; however, depending
on skin health, this water can easily be lost
through the epidermis.
Humectants are ingredients that bind
water and draw them into the skin. For
example, hyaluronic acid is a wellestablished
cosmeceutical active that can
bind 1000x its weight in water, but other
humectants such as sodium PCA or
glycerin will work. The trick is to always
combine humectants with occlusive
agents to lock in hydration, otherwise
TEWL can increase.
5. Supplement Antioxidants Topically
and Orally
We are constantly exposed to free radicals
(highly reactive molecules in pollution &
UV radiation) that change gene expression
and damage our lipids, proteins, and DNA.
While our body naturally produces
protective antioxidants, it’s easy for our
natural defences to become overwhelmed
during the holiday season.
Daily supplementation with
bioavailable nutraceutical supplements,
topical use stable antioxidant serums, and
investing in antioxidant-rich facial
treatments, will support our bodies’
defence mechanisms, preventing dullness
and premature aging.
Eve Casha who holds a MSc in
Pharmaceutical Formulation is Dermoi’s
Chief Scientific Officer.
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Children forced to work and skip meals
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economic and political tensions have
seen a rise in hunger levels, and an
additional 50,000 children suffering
from severe acute malnutrition in
2021 compared to 2020.
Montaser and his family – mother
Ihasan, brother Moayad (12), sisters
Arig (6) and Ibtihaj (25), and Ibtihaj’s
three children – live in Khartoum,
Sudan, where they moved from
another State 23 years ago in search
of a better quality of life and access to
healthcare.
But their lives have become
increasingly difficult since
Montaser’s father died seven years
ago, and since the onset of a financial
crisis that saw inflation in the country
rise to one of the highest levels in the
world. UN humanitarian partners
estimate that about 14.3 million
people will be in need of
humanitarian assistance in 2022 – the
highest it has been in a decade, and a
800,000-person increase compared to
2021. That figure translates to 30 per
cent of the population.
Ihasan, 42, said: “After my
husband died, I worked in different
jobs: I sold tea, sometimes I worked
Children at Montaser's school
Montaser learning in class
Montaser with his family at home
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The family home
as a cleaner in restaurants or
companies. I was still receiving
medical treatment and I had to go to
the hospital on many days. The
companies released me, because I
missed too many days at work.”
Ihasan and her daughter Ibtihaj try
to get whatever casual work they can,
and nothing is more important than
putting food on the table so that her
children can survive. Often, she can
only afford to do this once a day.
Goods such as coffee and tea are now
a distant luxury and she cannot afford
to spend money on other essentials,
like repairs on the house, clothes or
anything her children might need for
school.
Ihasan said: “The most important
thing for me is to provide food for my
children and that they can continue
with their education. Often, we only
have one meal per day, either lunch or
dinner, depending on how the day
went. We are barely getting by.”
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Health
Doctor recalls trauma and triumphs
with Covid-19 patients
Dr. Abe Manase Lori is haunted by
the memory of a 45-year-old
patient who succumbed to
Covid-19 at the beginning of the
pandemic in South Sudan.
“This was a time when we ran out of
resources…It was unfortunate. We lost
him,” said the 34-year-old doctor, who
works at the Dr. John Garang Infectious
Disease Unit in Juba, the country’s
capital.
Since April of last year, conditions
have improved. The facility is now
managed by International Medical Corps,
a global humanitarian organization that
equipped the facility with 60 extra beds,
bringing its patient capacity to 84. The
renovations also included a temperaturecontrolled
dispensing pharmacy and a
fully equipped laundry area to boost
infection prevention and control
measures.
“Not having the Dr. John Garang
Infectious Disease Unit would have been
a national disaster,” said Lori, who hails
from Kajo Keji in South Sudan’s Central
Equatoria State. He grew up without easy
access to healthcare, having spent more
than 15 years of his young life as a
refugee in Uganda.
Lori said that improvements in the
infectious disease unit have made a
significant difference. Between April and
June 2020, at the height of the pandemic
in South Sudan, the recovery rate for
Covid-19 patients was 75%. Between
July and December 2020, the recovery
rate improved to 89%.
The expansion of the infectious
disease unit was the combined effort of
the Ministry of Health, the World Health
Organization, the World Food Program
and International Medical Corps.
The African Development Bank
Group also boosted South Sudan’s efforts
to fight the pandemic. In June 2020, the
Group’s African Development Fund
approved a $4.2 million grant from its
Transitional Support Facility. The grant
fell under the framework of the Bank’s
Covid-19 Response Facility. The funding
also enabled the successful installation of
the country’s first oxygen plant at Juba
Teaching Hospital - a timely project to
cater for critically ill Covid-19 patients.
The days are still tough in the wards of
the country’s only infectious disease unit.
Lori said a typical shift is filled with
emergencies and new arrivals.
“Covid patients are associated with a lot
of stress…so you find they are
traumatized, they believe they are not
Doctor recalls trauma and triumphs with Covid-19 patients
going to survive,” the Juba-trained doctor
said. “Some of them refuse to be put on
oxygen because they think it is a sign
they are going to die.”
Many patients refuse to eat or resist
being cleaned when they wet their beds.
Some are terrified when they see doctors
in head-to-toe protective gear, thinking it
spells their end. “You need to be
understanding,” said Lori.
But he also has a good number of
uplifting patient stories to share: for
example, a 72-year-old man who was
diabetic and hypertensive but managed to
survive the deadly virus after a heavy
regime of treatments. “I am so happy that
we were able to save him,” said Lori.
“And he was able to say thank you for the
support you have given me.”
Children forced to
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Montaser and his younger brother
Moayad receive school meals as part
of a Save the Children supported
programme funded by the World
Food Programme. The meal allows
them to attend school during the
morning instead of working all day
and helps them focus on learning.
Ibtihaj, 25, said: “Currently, we
are only eating one meal per day,
because we cannot afford more. The
school feeding programme is very
helpful for my two brothers. The
impact of the price rise in the last two
years is very tough. We manage by
buying fewer things. Also, some
things we do not buy any longer like
tea and coffee. We also buy less
sugar. We buy only the cheapest
things. We also struggle to buy
charcoal, because it is expensive.”
Save the Children’s Country
Director in Sudan, Arshad Malik,
said: “In the coming year nearly
10million people in Sudan will face a
daily struggle to have enough food to
eat, among them more 5 million
children. The situation is critical.
Families like Montaser’s need more
and better social protection programs
to get food on their table, a quality
education, and safe and fulfilling
work for parents.
“We urge the Government of
Sudan to provide more social
protection programs to help
vulnerable families get back on their
feet in the new year, and we call on
the international community to
provide financial support for these
programs. Programs for the most
vulnerable in the country, like the
family support program which has
currently been suspended, must be
revived as a matter of urgency.”
Save the Children has been partnering
with the World Food Program (WFP)
and the Government of Sudan to
deliver school meals to children
across Sudan. School feeding
programs play a critical role in
developing future generations and
reducing disparities by facilitating
access to education and building back
better following the COVID-19
pandemic.
Save the Children in Sudan
operates humanitarian and
development programming in 10 out
of 18 States across the sectors of
education, child protection, child
rights governance, health, nutrition,
access to water and sanitation, and
shelter.

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