16 October 2023 — Six months of war in Sudan has had a deadly impact on the lives, livelihoods and health of the people. A health system that was already weak and struggling owing to conflict, disease outbreaks and hunger is now buckling under the enormous pressure caused by the war. Health hangs in the balance in the face of mass displacement, injuries, hunger, floods and disease outbreaks, in a context of attacks on health and scarcity of medical supplies and equipment, health workers, and cash to cover operational costs.

WHO is working on the ground to respond to the health needs of Sudan’s people and strengthen emergency health response. Our teams in Sudan are working closely with their government counterparts and health partners to distribute urgently needed medicines and medical supplies and provide expert advice, training and oversight to health operations, disease surveillance and outbreak response.

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