7 September 2025 – Fathia, a 54-year-old Sudanese refugee in Egypt, describes the situation back in Sudan as horrific. Dependent on haemodialysis sessions, she had to travel long distances to a medical centre, where she was repeatedly stopped by armed groups and asked for money and gasoline. Together with other patients, she used to collect money to buy fuel  some to hand over to the armed groups at checkpoints, and some to keep the hospital generator running so that the dialysis machine could work. The situation became even worse. When the centre was bombed and the hospital staff member responsible for running the sessions was killed, Fathia decided to flee with her family to Egypt, seeking both safety and lifesaving treatment. With little savings after arriving in Egypt, Fathia struggled to access the dialysis she urgently needed. At first she received sessions through a charity organization, but when prices rose, she found herself in a very difficult position. Relief came when...