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30 Sudanese physicians and nurses graduate from WHO and EMERGENCY “Mass casualty management” course

Trainees receive instruction from EMERGENCY staff (Photo: Simon van Woerden/WHO Sudan).

From 25 February to 1 March 2018, a total of 30 workshop participants learned about the finer details of dealing with mass casualty incidents at the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery - such as large traffic accidents, explosions, or anything else that overwhelms the need of available medical services.

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Events

Building Resilient Health Systems: a priority for Sudan and Darfur

From 4 to 14 March 2018, WHO Sudan and the Netherlands’ Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), trained around 30 of Sudan’s public health experts, mainly from the five states of Darfur,...

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In focus

WHO supports Darfur health facilities rehabilitation: 3 million people to receive better access to care

In Sudan’s five western states of Darfur, access to health facilities like clinics and hospitals is not something people take for granted. In a region roughly the size of Spain,...

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Key health-related statistics

Total population (000s)	39 599
Total health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)	11.6
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births)	311
Primary health care units and centres (per 10 000 population)	15.6
Total life expectancy at birth (years)	64.1