Solidarity From Connecticut To Sudan

{This program originally aired live on Sunday May 21, 2023.} Since April 15, there has been violent conflict between Sudan’s military, and a rival paramilitary faction known as the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF. Reports from the country have the current death toll at 850 people. Joining host Mike Merli to speak about this urgent humanitarian crisis is Dr. Fawatih Mohamed Abouh, Assistant Professor at UConn Health, Epidemiologist with Yale New Haven Health System, and member of Connecticut's large and vibrant Sudanese-American community. Organizations engaged in direct response work include: Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) https://sapa-usa.org/sudan-war-crisis-emergency-relief/ https://www.facebook.com/SAPAinUS/ Sudanese American Womens Doctors Association (SAWDA) https://www.sawda-us.org/ Community Medical Response Team (CMRT) is a team engaged in crisis intervention work on the ground in Sudan. It was created amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and continues to provide critical services to people in need. It is a branch of the American non-profit Sustainable Development Response Organization (SUDRO). https://sudro.org/ For important background on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/16/women-speak-out-online-about-reports-of-sexual-violence-in-sudan https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/16/sudan-reports-of-women-being-raped-in-khartoum-by-armed-men https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230517-sudan-increased-instances-of-rape-lead-doctor-to-post-details-of-measures-to-take/ https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/sudan