22 April 2021 – Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) is a parasitic disease contracted by drinking-water contaminated with the infected intermediate hosts of the parasite, called Cyclops. The full-grown guinea worm begins to migrate throughout the infected person's body within about a year after ingestion. Sudan is at pre-certification stage and...

Sudan becomes first country in the Middle East and North Africa to receive vaccines via the COVAX Facility Initial doses to health care workers and people above 45 with chronic medical conditions KHARTOUM, 3 March 2021 – Sudan is the first country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to receive vaccines against COVID-19 following the arrival...

28 February 2021, Khartoum, Sudan – A charter plane carrying life-saving medicines and medical supplies landed in Khartoum, Sudan, this morning to fill critical shortages of emergency supplies in health facilities and support the response to COVID-19. The supplies include emergency health kits, personal protective equipment, and laboratory tests.  The...

25 January 2021 – Khartoum | As the world is gearing up for mass vaccination for their populations to slow the global COVID-19 pandemic, Sudan launched a different, yet equally important, nationwide vaccination campaign against polio targeting more than 8 million children. The second vaccination round, led by the Federal Ministry of Health and...

6 December 2020 – In North Kordofan, heavy rains and floods have increased mosquito-borne diseases, malaria in particular, as prolonged rains increase the amount of stagnant water in the environment in which mosquitoes breed. To reduce morbidity and mortality related to water and vectors and to protect vulnerable communities, WHO supported a...

The Acting Federal Minister of Health and WHO Representative listening to one of the pillar groups during the cholera After Action Review 13 October 2020 - Sudan has been experiencing recurrent epidemic-prone disease outbreaks over the last decades such as cholera, chikungunya, malaria, Rift Valley fever and measles, amongst others. These...

WHO Representative to Sudan during his visit to the camp. 10 October 2020 - In an effort to respond to the heavy rains and floods that have provoked considerable damage in Khartoum, WHO supported the State Ministry of Health in Khartoum to set up a clinic in Shigelab Jebel Awlia, one of the most affected areas in Khartoum where many of its...

10 August 2020 - As part of the COVID-19 response, WHO and the Federal Ministry of Health are holding a workshop for local communities on producing fabric face masks. The activity is part of the bigger “Safe return” campaign, undertaken in partnership with the Ministry, UNICEF and other partners, which aims to help people resume their work and lives...

5 October 2020 – This year’s heavy rains caused the worst floods in Sudan since decades. As of the 9 September, more than 860 000 people have been critically affected and more than 181 000 houses have been damaged or destroyed and thousands of people are left homeless. Heavy rains and floods have also increased mosquito-borne diseases, malaria in...

Khartoum, 4 October 2020 –On 1 October, UNICEF delivered nearly 10 million doses of polio vaccine to Khartoum. These vaccines will be used for a national polio campaign in Sudan planned for October to immunize 8.6 million children under the age of 5. On 8 August, vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was confirmed in Sudan. This strain of...