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New WHO Representative and Head of Mission in Sudan presents his credentials to Government of Sudan

Stabilization centres are a lifeline for Sudan’s malnourished children

Towards a stronger commitment to eliminate malaria in Sudan

Sudan: a preventable health crisis that can be averted with unified action

Urgent action needed to reach the most vulnerable in Sudan with life-saving health services

EU funding lets WHO strengthen health emergency response coordination in Sudan

Thousands exposed to risk of cholera as violence escalates in Al Gezira State, Sudan

WHO-supported mobile clinics help improve access to primary health care in Sudan

UNICEF and WHO warn that further attacks and disruptions of health and nutrition services in Sudan could cost over 10 000 young lives by the end of 2023

WHO-supported clinics help restore health and hope for displaced people in Sudan

Sudan conflict: 6 months on, health needs remain massive

WHO Representative in Sudan visits 3 states to oversee WHO operations and meet with health authorities

WHO scales up response following Sudan declaration of cholera outbreak

Now is the time to act for Sudan: a call for renewed commitment to saving lives

WHO upgrades Public Health Laboratory in Port Sudan for outbreak preparedness and response

WHO rolls out EWARS in Sudan to facilitate early detection and timely response to disease outbreaks

WHO chartered flight brings additional life-saving medical supplies into Sudan

WHO nutrition interventions help save the lives of malnourished Sudanese children

WHO supports the health system as 3 months of fighting disrupts access to health services

3 months of conflict in Sudan: meet Dr Nader Makki, WHO expert responding to the crisis

WHO welcomes the support of Member States and partners to the humanitarian response in Sudan and the Region

“We either leave or die” a Sudanese migrant recently arrived in Egypt told WHO

Sudan launches comprehensive food composition tables

Sudan's response to the 2023 polio outbreak showcases coordination

BHA/USAID-funded emergency supplies to boost WHO response to health emergencies in Sudan

Sudan launches nationwide polio vaccination campaign to protect children under 5

Outbreak and Crisis Response Appeal 2023

Japan contributes US$ 881 344 to boost the response capacity to infectious diseases in Sudan

Press Release: Sudan launches a catch-up campaign against polio and yellow fever

Cross-border meeting in Sudan promises stronger coordination to prevent polio spread

Circulating variant type 2 (cVDPV2) poliovirus outbreak confirmed in Sudan

SUN Civil Society Alliance for Nutrition reactivated in Sudan

What it took to close a polio outbreak in Sudan

Polio outbreak in Sudan successfully stopped and declared closed

Sudan releases findings of 2019 national micronutrient survey

Integrated public health teams: helping Sudan move forward on polio transition

Joint statement by WHO and UNICEF in Sudan: Zero cases of polio reported in Sudan since 2020, over 8 million children reached with polio vaccines

Attacks on health care in Sudan must stop now

Statement by WHO Representative in Sudan at the Regional press briefing on COVID-19

WHO to expand support to strengthen delivery of primary health care and essential health services through Canadian grant

Sudan launches yellow fever vaccination campaign among Ethiopian refugees and host communities

Khali Mein El Ferendit campaign launched in Sudan for the start of Ramadan

Sudan receives first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines with over 800 000 doses

WHO airlifts medical supplies to Sudan

Sudan kicks off second response campaign against polio outbreak

Supporting preparedness and response in North Kordofan in the rainy season

WHO supports After Action Reviews to strengthen multisectoral outbreak response efforts

WHO supports a clinic to serve internally displaced people affected by the floods in Jebel Awlia

WHO supports the production of face masks to encourage mask wearing and empower local communities

Joint efforts to reduce vector-borne diseases across Khartoum

UNICEF delivers 10 million doses of polio vaccine to Sudan

WHO and Qatar Fund for Development sign new agreement to meet health needs in Sudan

WHO provides medical supplies to Sudan following major flooding

UNICEF, WHO support Sudan's efforts to end vaccine-derived polio outbreak

Statement on polio outbreaks in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Overcoming difficulties: the long journey towards establishing a public health laboratory to serve all Darfur states

Training health workers to fight COVID-19 in Sudan

WHO responds to urgent health needs of people affected by conflict in El Geneina, West Darfur

Yellow fever campaign launches in Khartoum State as final phase of countrywide immunization drive

WHO scales up cholera vigilance in Khartoum, Sudan

WHO, Federal Ministry of Health and partners mobilize 3.3 million doses of oral cholera vaccine in Sudan

World Polio Day 2019: Sudan celebrates global eradication of wild poliovirus type 3

Vaccination campaign against cholera kicks off in Sudan

WHO trains health workforce for oral cholera vaccination campaign in Sudan

Critical WHO supplies arrive in Sudan to manage cholera outbreak

WHO responds to cholera cases in Sudan

WHO Sudan finalizes training on risk assessment tool

Sudan prepares to vaccinate over 11 million children against measles and polio

Sudan set to protect over 8 million people with its largest ever yellow fever vaccination drive

WHO calls for protection of health workers amid ongoing conflict in Sudan

Building a resilient health system in Sudan

WHO Member States sign Khartoum Declaration on Sudan and Bordering Countries: Cross-Border Health Security

WHO steps up efforts to establish community-based surveillance in Sudan

Sudan kicks off November subnational polio immunization campaign to vaccinate 4.5 million children

Sudan strengthens national nutrition surveillance capacities on global nutrition monitoring targets

On World Polio Day, WHO, UNICEF and the Government of Sudan and partners renew commitment to keeping Sudan polio-free

Statement on behalf of WHO and Ministries of Health, Industry, and Commerce on the development of a cost-benefit analysis for flour fortification in Sudan

WHO and Ministry of Health invest in national capacities for procurement and supply chain management

Developing an accountability framework to advance towards universal health coverage

Lifesaving medicines and supplies prepositioned in preparation for Sudan’s rainy season

Setting priorities for strengthening the emergency care system in Sudan

Ministry of Health of Sudan, with WHO and partners, launch AMR national action plan

Sudan kicks off July national immunization campaign to vaccinate 4.2 M children

WHO restores health care services in newly accessible areas in South Darfur

Sudan, WHO and Japan together for stronger decentralized health system reaching the most in need

Sudan stands out as global leader in the adoption of Health-in-All-Policies approach

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

Working towards zero tolerance for female genital mutilation in Sudan

Sudan’s fight against Acute Watery Diarrhoea: Khalid’s Story

World Malaria Report 2017: continued vigilance needed in Sudan despite downward trend

Sudan's fight against acute watery diarrhoea: Hammad's story

Sudan's fight against acute watery diarrhoea: Somaia's story

Sudan’s first-ever “JAR” health sector review: Improving accountability for better results

Rainy season acute watery diarrhoea response efforts ramp up in South and Central Darfur

Towards zero cases: experts from Bangladesh share decades of AWD knowledge with Sudanese responders

Volunteers clean up community in fight against AWD

Meet WHO's health workers: Abdelrahman, Primary Health Care Officer in North Darfur

Meet WHO's health workers: Wafeeg, National Public Health Officer in Kassala

Capacity development workshop for hospital managers in Sudan

Sudan: first to introduce life-saving meningitis A vaccine into routine immunization

WHO and the Federal Ministry of Health launch measles vaccination campaign in Sudan

Helping to ensure vaccine effectiveness in Sudan

4 million children in Sudan targeted with oral polio vaccine

Ministry of Health and WHO intensify support to cholera preparedness in Sudan

Ministry of Health coordinates efforts with WHO to respond to measles outbreak in Sudan

Sudan receives 2 million doses of measles vaccines in response to the outbreak

WHO celebrates World Health Day on food safety in Sudan

Lack of funding and vaccines challenges measles outbreak response in Sudan

WHO launches training for national rapid response teams with focus on Ebola

Dengue fever outbreak in Red Sea State, Sudan

Highlighting the fight against vector-borne diseases in Sudan

More people need health assistance as new crisis hit Darfur

More than 140 000 displaced people need health assistance

Emergency health highlights

Sudan health partners seek more support

Darfur needs more midwives

Measles vaccination targets 15 million children in Sudan

Yellow fever outbreak in Sudan

Sudan scales up efforts to improve maternal and child health

Sudan health sector responds to flood emergency

Introduction of life-saving pneumococcal vaccination targets 1.3 million infants in Sudan

Sudanese children call for "Make Walking Safe"

Shipping of infectious substances training held in Khartoum

Obstetric training in Kutum

Emergency vaccination in Jebel Amir

Millions face health care crisis in Darfur

World Health Day 2013: Measure your blood pressure, reduce your risk

Sudan renews commitment in the fight against tuberculosis

Donors prompt response curbs spread of outbreak

Yellow fever update, 10 January 2013

Yellow fever vaccination campaign in Darfur continues

Yellow fever outbreak in Sudan update, 26 November 2012

Yellow fever vaccination campaign begins in Darfur, 23 November

Yellow fever outbreak in Sudan update, 18 November 2012

Sudan intensifies emergency response against yellow fever

Yellow fever outbreak in Darfur, 9 November 2012

Yellow fever hits Central and South Darfur

Blood donation media campaign kicks off

Meningitis A vaccination campaign targets 16.9 million people

Looking into the progress of EPI and polio in Sudan: review, planning and training

Heads of UN agencies and development partners lead blood donation in Sudan

Sudan launches regional campaign to stop intimidation by tobacco industry

Meningitis vaccination campaign in Central Darfur

World Blood Donor Day 2012

World TB Day in Sudan