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Donors making a difference for WHO’s work to save lives in Sudan and South Sudan
An infant with cholera successfully received treatment at a malnutrition centre in Port Sudan Paediatric Teaching Hospital. Photo credit: Ivor Prickett/The New York Times 12 July 2024 – Sudan and South Sudan have been facing multiple and severe difficulties over the past decades, with people suffering from the devastating impact of armed conflict...
Thanks to the European Union, WHO donates medical equipment to Sudan’s health system
Pictured (L–R) at the handover ceremony are WHO Representative to Sudan Dr Shible Sahbani, Federal Minister of Health His Excellency Dr Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim and Director-General of Red Sea State Ministry of Health Dr Ahlam Abdel Rasoul. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Sudan8 May 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan – In a significant boost to Sudan’s health...
New WHO Representative and Head of Mission in Sudan presents his credentials to Government of Sudan
7 April 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan – Newly appointed WHO Representative and Head of Mission in Sudan Dr Shible Sahbani presented his credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan His Excellency Mr Ali Elsadig Ali on 21 March 2024, in Port Sudan. During the meeting, Dr Sahbani reaffirmed both his own and WHO’s commitment to protect the health of...
Stabilization centres are a lifeline for Sudan’s malnourished children
WHO support to the health emergency response for internally displaced people in Gedaref state, Sudan, in August 2023, during the ongoing conflict. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Sudan 31 March 2024 – Nearly a year after conflict erupted in Sudan, close to 25 million people in the country need humanitarian assistance. Of this number, 18 million people face...
Towards a stronger commitment to eliminate malaria in Sudan
7 March 2024 – Sudan’s participation in the Malaria Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 6 March 2024 affirms the country’s strong political commitment to prioritize malaria control. Sudan was represented at the event by the H.E Federal Minister of Health Dr. Heitham Awadalla and a delegation from the National Malaria Control Programme...
Sudan: a preventable health crisis that can be averted with unified action
Internally displaced families living in Algadeema School in Gadaref on 23 October 2023. Photo credit: WHO/Ala Kheir Briefing by Mr Peter Graaff, acting WHO Representative to Sudan, at the Palais des Nations media briefing session. 13 February 2024, Cairo, Egypt – It has been 10 months since conflict erupted in Sudan, plunging the country into a...
Urgent action needed to reach the most vulnerable in Sudan with life-saving health services
A patient receives care at the cholera treatment centre, Gadarif, in October 2023. The centre admits 46 cases a day on average and has a laboratory and pharmacy to support its operations. Photo credit: WHO/A. Kheir 8 February 2024 – Almost 10 months since conflict escalated in Sudan in April 2023, the ever-deteriorating humanitarian situation has led...
EU funding lets WHO strengthen health emergency response coordination in Sudan
Red Sea Health Cluster meeting in Port Sudan. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Sudan 13 January 2024 – The escalation of conflict on 15 April 2023 plunged Sudan into a humanitarian crisis. Access to health care and other basic services has been disrupted and the health system is overwhelmed. Supporting the coordination mechanism for the health response in Sudan...
Thousands exposed to risk of cholera as violence escalates in Al Gezira State, Sudan
Port Sudan, 21 December 2023 – Access to health and other basic services has been disrupted since the escalation of violence spread to Al Gezira State on 15 December 2023. The situation in Wad Madani, the capital of the state, is particularly concerning. The few hospitals that are still operational are facing a critical shortage of staff and are...
WHO-supported mobile clinics help improve access to primary health care in Sudan
21 November 2023 – The conflict that has escalated in Sudan since 15 April 2023 has plunged the country into an unprecedented health crisis. Over 70% of hospitals in conflict-affected states are nonfunctional or only partially operational, and those facilities that are functional are overwhelmed. To meet the growing demand for health services, WHO...
