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“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...
Cross-border meeting in Sudan promises stronger coordination to prevent polio spread
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...
Press Release: Sudan launches a catch-up campaign against polio and yellow fever
KHARTOUM, 28 December 2022 – Tomorrow the Federal Ministry of Health in Sudan, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will launch a catch-up vaccination campaign to vaccinate children against polio and yellow fever from 29 December 2022 to 3 January 2023. This campaign will cover...
Circulating variant type 2 (cVDPV2) poliovirus outbreak confirmed in Sudan
KHARTOUM, 22 December 2022 – On 16 December 2022, a case of a variant type 2 poliovirus (cVDPV2) was confirmed in a young boy aged four years in West Darfur, Sudan. The virus detected is most closely related to a strain circulating in Borno, Nigeria, in 2021, and is unrelated to the poliovirus variant that affected Sudan in 2020 and which was...
