RI opened Zam Zam Clinic in response to a crisis: Critical medical facilities were closing that would leave 35,000 people without any health services. RI mobilized to build a clinic with support from US grassroots advocates and collaboration with local tribal leaders. The August 2006 opening could not have been more timely: 6,000 people arrived in the camp fleeing violence in the region.Today, the RI Zam Zam Clinic serves 800 patients per week. The facility is run by local Sudanese doctors, midwives, nurses, and pharmacists - all of whom receive training from RI. The day-to-day commitment made by RI and this local team is assuring that health care is accessible to the families living in Zam Zam Camp struggling to piece together their disrupted lives.
The RI Zam Zam Clinic services include: Safe Motherhood Care, therapeutic feeding and monitoring for malnourished children, immunization against childhood diseases, confidential treatment for victims of sexual violence, and basic preventive and curative care. The RI Zam Zam Clinic is also an important community center for health education and emergency relief services.