5 November 2025, Nairobi/Port Sudan, Kenya and Sudan – On 3 November 2025, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Health Organization (WHO) signed a bipartite funding and 3-year implementation agreement for the Sudan Health Emergency and Infrastructure Project (SHEIP). The project aims to improve access to quality health care services across Sudan, with a focus on improving access to and enhancing essential health care delivery, strengthening emergency preparedness and response and building resilient health systems to better serve communities in need. The project will enable WHO to strengthen its health emergency response while engaging in early recovery and resilience of the health system through restoring key services. “Throughout the two-and-a-half-year conflict-driven crisis, WHO has provided critical technical, operational and supply chain support to the health emergency response in Sudan. With the return of stability in parts of Sudan it is time to implement response and...