Community initiative restores power and water to East Darfur hospital
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The Abu Jabra Humanitarian Emergency Response Room restored electricity and water to the Abu Jabra Rural Hospital in East Darfur State, Sudan.
The project used funding from the state’s Grassroots Action Council to install solar-powered lighting and repair the hospital's water supply network. These actions allowed the facility to reopen its laboratory, which had closed because of a long-term lack of power. Workers also built a new main entrance gate and rehabilitated the drainage and sanitation systems at the site.
Hussein Ahmed Bashir, a council member, stated that the project removed major obstacles to healthcare for local residents. Omda Saeed Digeis, a traditional leader in Abu Jabra, said the return of laboratory services fulfilled a long-held goal for the community after they faced prolonged disruptions to medical care.
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