Increased funds, people and supplies are critical now in the Darfur region of Sudan to prevent a major health catastrophe. Cholera, dysentery, and malaria threaten the survival of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people. However, risks to people’s health can be reduced through effective health interventions within an intensified relief programme. This was the conclusion of two top leaders of the World Health Organization as they wrapped up a mission to camps and hospitals in South and West Darfur.