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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

28 December 2022 – Like any other infectious or communicable diseases, polioviruses do not recognize international borders. They do, however, recognize and spread effortlessly among young children with low immunity. To prevent any spread of polioviruses in their region, from 21-22 December 2022, Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health hosted...