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WHO supports the health system as 3 months of fighting disrupts access to health services
25 July 2023 – The 3 months-long conflict in Sudan has exacerbated the health situation with deadly consequences. When fighting broke out on 15 April 2023, the health system was already overwhelmed due to ongoing conflict, and hunger and disease outbreaks caused by the climate crisis, and it already had weak capacity to prepare for, prevent,...
3 months of conflict in Sudan: meet Dr Nader Makki, WHO expert responding to the crisis
Staying and making a difference Dr Nader Makki, pictured here, is in charge of the WHO operation in Gezira state, Sudan, responding to the health impact of the ongoing conflict in Khartoum, North Kordofan and other states. Photo credit: WHO/ Ala Kheir 19 July 2023 – Dr Nader Makki, a Sudanese doctor, is one of WHO’s public health experts who has...
WHO welcomes the support of Member States and partners to the humanitarian response in Sudan and the Region
Cairo, 20 June 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the support of Member States and partners to the humanitarian response in Sudan and the Region and urges donors to fulfil their pledges so that the urgent health needs of millions of Sudanese people can be met. A humanitarian crisis is always a health crisis. Two months of...
“We either leave or die” a Sudanese migrant recently arrived in Egypt told WHO
According to the Egyptian authorities, as of 19 May 2023, nearly 132 000 people have crossed the border from Sudan into Egypt, with Sudanese migrants representing 91% of this population. Credit: WHO/Egypt Cairo, 24 May 2023 – Over 248 000 people have crossed the border from Sudan into neighbouring Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan, to flee...
Sudan launches comprehensive food composition tables
On 5 April 2023, the Ministry of Health of Sudan launched its first comprehensive food composition tables, with technical support from the World Health Organization, to provide data on the inherent nutritional quantity and quality of foods consumed in Sudan. Sudan, like other developing countries in Sub-Sahara Africa, is faced with the challenges...
Sudan's response to the 2023 polio outbreak showcases coordination
In Khartoum, health workers Sana, Saffa and Hagir prepare for Sudan’s March 2023 polio campaign, aiming to make a positive impact on community health 16 522 vaccinators go door to door to protect 8.9 million children, in the first round of Sudan’s 2023 national polio vaccination campaign 23 March 2023 – Less than 6 months after closing the 2020...
BHA/USAID-funded emergency supplies to boost WHO response to health emergencies in Sudan
Khartoum, 19 March, 2023 – A shipment of emergency health supplies funded by USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA/USAID) and covering the needs of 550 000 beneficiaries for a period of 3 months landed at Khartoum airport on 16 March for immediate distribution to BHA partners in Sudan’s emergency-affected states. This generous...
Sudan launches nationwide polio vaccination campaign to protect children under 5
Credit: UNICEF/UNI165938/Shehzad Noorani Khartoum, 18 March 2023 – Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on 16 March launched round one of a nationwide vaccination campaign to urgently stop a new polio outbreak. Round one will run from 18 March 2023...
Outbreak and Crisis Response Appeal 2023
Outbreak and Crisis Response Appeal 2023 People in need: 15.8 million People targeted: 12.5 million People in need of health assistance: 10.3 million Requirements (US$): 43 million Context Humanitarian needs across Sudan are at record levels one year after a military coup. Protracted and new displacement induced by localized conflict, the rise in...
Japan contributes US$ 881 344 to boost the response capacity to infectious diseases in Sudan
Khartoum, 31 January 2023 – The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 881 344 to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s office in Sudan. This generous contribution will allow WHO to provide life-saving health and nutritional services for vulnerable communities, as well as clean water, sanitation and hygiene, in 11 Sudanese states for the...
