Proper use of personal protective equipment is an important feature of training23 March 2015, Khartoum – Sudan’s Federal Minister of Health Mr. Bahar Idris Abu Garda inaugurated the first subregional training workshop for the national rapid response teams on Ebola virus disease (EVD) to help strengthening preparedness and response capacity in the...

18 June 2014 - An outbreak of dengue fever has been reported in Red Sea State, Sudan. As of 17 June 2014, a total of 738 cases with six deaths have been reported. On 16 and 17 June, 57 new suspected dengue fever cases were reported - 36 cases from Port Sudan locality and 21 cases from Tokar locality. Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, the State...

Making vector control a high priority on Sudan's health agendaKhartoum, 11 May 2014 – Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted the fight against vector-borne diseases emphasizing the serious threats to communities during a gathering of the country’s diplomatic corps, government officials, health...

Thousands are affected by the new crisis in DarfurMore than 300 000 people are affected by the new wave of insecurity and violence across Darfur. This has generated enormous additional humanitarian needs since late February 2014. As of 14 April, the total cumulative number of people who have been affected by the new crisis stands at 332 819....

Most of the South Sudanese who arrived in Sudan are accommodated at the two camps in White Nile State.In Sudan, some 100 000 new internally displaced people in South Darfur and in North Darfur, and more than 45 000 South Sudanese who have arrived in the country, are in need of heath assistance. The World Health Organization has distributed 25 basic...

A strong health surveillance system allows a timely response to save lives.With support from the World Health Organization (WHO), three clinics managed by Labena, Sudanese Red Crescent Society and SIBRO have started providing services to cover the health needs of people affected by conflict in South Sudan. According to the United Nations Office...

In Sudan, maternal and child health is a priority. Unless there is additional funding bilaterally or through the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF), more than 500 000 children under five years old will be at risk of the country’s big killers namely acute respiratory infections, measles, diarrhoea, malaria, malnutrition, as well as other...

Midwives in Kutum, North Darfur during a maternal death review workshop.To address the challenges of maternal health services and the high maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Darfur, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, World Health Organization and the United Nations Population Fund will launch the Midwife Training Centre in Kutum, North...

Measles vaccination points are established in school premises. Photo shows students line-up for the jab.24 November 2013 --- Today in Khartoum and Kassala, Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) officially launched a nationwide measles catch-up campaign targeting about 15 million children from the ages of nine months to 15 years. Sudan is one...

Collecting blood sample from a suspected yellow fever patient 19 November 2013 - Three suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) in Kassala State were recently reported. A total of 40 suspected cases of yellow fever, including 10 deaths, were reported from 3 October up to 17 November 2013 in 13 localities in West and South Kordofan. More than 80...