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Sudan kicks off polio campaign to protect over 648 000 children in hard-to-reach areas in White Nile State
The polio campaign in White Nile State will protect over 600 000 children from polio Photo: WHO/ Faiz Abubakr13 November 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan – The Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), kicked off a 4-day house-to-house polio vaccination...
WHO helps meet the health needs of internally displaced persons in Sudan through support to primary health care facilities
Photo caption: Patients line up for pharmaceutical services at a WHO-supported PHC in River Nile State Photo credit: WHO/WHO Sudan 6 November 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan – The war that broke out in April 2023 and earlier political and social unrest have displaced 14 million Sudanese, 11 million of whom are sheltering across Sudan’s 18 states. Within the...
Sudan rolls out first malaria vaccines
His Excellency Federal Minister of Health Dr Heitham Mohamed Ibrahim Awadallah, Director General of Gedaref State Ministry of Health / Acting Gedaref State Governer Dr Ahmed Elamin Adam, and WHO Representative in Sudan Dr Shible Sahbani hold six-month old Aden Khalil, the first child to receive the malaria vaccine in Sudan, during a vaccine...
Sudan: WHO trains health workers on rehabilitation in conflict
Simulation exercise during the rehabilitation training in Port Sudan 20 October 2024 – Since the onset of the war in Sudan in April 2023, many thousands of people have been injured, creating an enormous surge in complex life-changing injuries that require rehabilitation care. The non-conflict related needs for rehabilitation, such as for those...
Finding ways to stop the spread of polio amid Sudan’s protracted conflict
Mohamed Al Hassan Hasab Allah boards a public bus carrying AFP samples for the 5-day drive from Kosti in White Nile to Dongola in Northern State 24 September, Port Sudan, Sudan – Surveillance is used to detect traces of poliovirus among children and in the environment. It is an essential step in ensuring that timely responses halt the further...
Sudan rolls out second vaccination campaign to stop polio outbreak
The subnational campaign will vaccinate children aged under five in accessible states 17 August 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan – More than 2.9 million children under five will be vaccinated against polio in the second round of a house-to-house vaccination campaign in seven states. The Federal Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health...
WHO condemns the increasing attacks on health care amid Sudan’s war
A health worker stands in a destroyed room at Aalia Specialist Hospital in Omdurman, one of many hospitals and health facilities in Sudan that need support to rebuild or resume services. Photo credit: Ivor Prickett/The New York Times 29 July 2024, Port Sudan, Sudan – WHO is appalled by the increasing attacks on health care in Sudan, with 22 such...
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...
