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Sudan: 'Catastrophic' hunger crisis warning in war-ravaged country

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What was the main finding of the Doctors Without Borders screening in the displaced people's camps in North Darfur state?

One-third of the children and women were malnourished

Correct! It found a third were malnourished

Half of the children and women were malnourished

Incorrect! It found a third were malnourished

15% of the children and women were malnourished

Incorrect! It found a third were malnourished

10% of the children and women were malnourished

Incorrect! It found a third were malnourished

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What was the BBC able to obtain from the Darfur region?

Extensive footage and full access

Incorrect! It's difficult for outsiders to get access to the region. We worked with a local cameraman to film these images.

Limited footage with the help of a local cameraman

Correct! It's difficult for outsiders to get access to the region. We worked with a local cameraman to film these images.

No footage at all from the Darfur region

Incorrect! It's difficult for outsiders to get access to the region. We worked with a local cameraman to film these images.

Footage only from outside the Darfur region

Incorrect! It's difficult for outsiders to get access to the region. We worked with a local cameraman to film these images.

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What was the situation at the pediatric hospital in northern Darfur?

They were not able to harvest enough food and they did not have other income.

Correct! We're farmers but aren't able to harvest enough now. And there's no other income

They had lost their income due to the war

Incorrect! We're farmers but aren't able to harvest enough now. And there's no other income

They did not have a nutritional program.

Incorrect! We're farmers but aren't able to harvest enough now. And there's no other income

The number of people have doubled in the region.

Incorrect! We're farmers but aren't able to harvest enough now. And there's no other income

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What was the situation in the Zamzam camp for displaced people?

They had ample food, water, and healthcare

Incorrect! ...they queue for food. There isn't much of that, nor of clean water or health care

They had a full nutritional program in place

Incorrect! They found that one-third of the camp's children under the age of five are malnourished and so are their mothers

They had a child mortality rate of one every two hours

Correct! One child here dies every two hours.

They had seen a decrease in malnutrition cases

Incorrect! ...they queue for food. There isn't much of that

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Why did Gizma Abubakar's children die?

Due to the high cost of healthcare

Correct! I couldn't afford to take them to hospital. The pharmacy demanded too much money.

Due to the lack of food and clean water

Incorrect! I couldn't afford to take them to hospital. The pharmacy demanded too much money.

Due to natural causes

Incorrect! I couldn't afford to take them to hospital. The pharmacy demanded too much money.

Due to the ongoing war

Incorrect! I couldn't afford to take them to hospital. The pharmacy demanded too much money.

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How did the international community respond to the crisis?

They provided substantial aid and eased access restrictions

Correct! Access is a big thing that the international community has been pushing on.

They did not respond and blocked aid efforts

Incorrect! Access is a big thing that the international community has been pushing on.

They focused solely on the rapid support forces

Incorrect! Access is a big thing that the international community has been pushing on.

They responded by providing aid but did not ease access

Incorrect! Access is a big thing that the international community has been pushing on.

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