Emergency contraception, HIV-prevention and abortion drugs are locked in a warehouse in Khartoum – leaving women to turn to desperate measures
Rape survivors in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, are struggling to get hold of emergency contraception and abortion medication.
Access to a warehouse where 47,000 medical post-rape kits are stored has been cut off since the conflict began in April. Women are using social media to share information about where to find drugs to prevent pregnancies and infections – or are using herbal remedies.
About Author
More Stories
Myanmar junta to free about 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty, including 180 foreigners
Man charged over alleged rape of Virgin Australia crew member in Fiji
‘It is impossible to outrun them’: how drones transformed war in Ukraine