16 October 2023 — The war that broke out in Sudan 6 months ago has plunged the country into a complex humanitarian crisis. The conflict has pushed an already vulnerable population deeper into food insecurity, heightened exposure to diseases and threats to personal safety and security, and reduced access to health care. More than 5.8 million...

16 October 2023 — Six months of war in Sudan has had a deadly impact on the lives, livelihoods and health of the people. A health system that was already weak and struggling owing to conflict, disease outbreaks and hunger is now buckling under the enormous pressure caused by the war. Health hangs in the balance in the face of mass displacement, injuries,...

Dr Nima Saeed Abid, WHO Representative in Sudan, visited Gedaref, Gezira and Kassala states on 16–20 September 2023 to monitor WHO operations and meet with state health authorities to discuss the public health situation and health emergency response and the status of essential health services. During his visit, Dr Abid met with high-level...

29 September 2023, Cairo, Egypt – Sudan has declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref State, where 264 suspected cholera cases, 4 confirmed cases and 16 associated deaths had been reported by 25 September 2023. Investigations are ongoing to determine whether cholera has also spread to Khartoum and South Kordofan states, where increased cases of...

21 September 2023 – Five months of war in Sudan have had a deadly impact on the lives, livelihoods and health of the people. A health system that was already weak and struggling due to conflict, disease outbreaks and hunger is buckling under the immense pressure of the war. Health is under threat in the face of mass displacement, injuries,...

Samples being processed at the Public Health Laboratory in Port Sudan, September 2023 18 September 2023 – On 27 August 2023, WHO handed over to the Federal Ministry of Health critically needed equipment and supplies to upgrade the Public Health Laboratory in Port Sudan to National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) status in place of the NPHL in...

Port Sudan, 24 August 2023 – A 2-day endorsement and training-of-trainers workshop began on 23 August 2023 in Port Sudan by H.E. Minister of Health Dr Haitham Muhammed İbrahim Awadallah and WHO Representative Dr Nima Saeed Abid as part of the roll out of the WHO electronic Early Warning Alert and Response System (EWARS) in Sudan. The workshop...

Port Sudan, 19 August 2023 – A WHO chartered flight arrived in Port Sudan today carrying 27 metric tons of medicines, diagnostic and medical supplies worth US$ 1.3 million to respond to health care needs in Sudan. The cargo contains essential medicines and supplies to treat injuries, burns, severe acute malnutrition, as well as common childhood and...

16 August 2023 – Consecutive years of dry spells, high commodity prices, conflict and displacement have led to a food insecurity crisis in Sudan. The situation has worsened with the conflict that has gripped the country since April 2023 with severe food insecurity propelled by shortage of cash, escalating food prices, unprecedented mass...

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,...