September 26, 2022
Sudan: Seven Cases of Monkeypox Reported in West Darfur
The Director General of the Ministry of Health in West Darfur, Osman Ali Abakar, reported the death of a new-born girl (27 days) due to monkeypox in the state. One other case is in… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Sudan: Health Ministry - North Darfur Registers 4.5k+ Malaria Cases in a Week
The North Darfur Ministry of Health is taking several precautions, including a spraying campaign in the capital El Fasher, as medical sources in the state show a marked increase in… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Sudan: Junior Doctors Continue Their Strike Over Unpaid Salaries
Junior doctors continued their nationwide strike, which is now on its tenth day. The doctors in training have been on strike because their salaries have not been paid for eight… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Sudan: Port Sudan Worries About Crystal Meth Use Among Youth
People in Port Sudan ring the alarm bells over the increased crystal meth use among youth. Security forces are doing little to combat the spread and professional treatment is… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Sudan: Drug Abuse in Sudan - 'The Tip of the Iceberg'
Contractors who cannot keep construction workers for more than one day, students who might use drugs to spike others' drinks, street vendors selling 'special tea', rumours about… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Sudan: Oil Field and Hospitals Closed as Strike Wave Continues
Medics in Kassala threatened to go on strike if the hospital director was not dismissed within 24 hours, whilst medics in North Darfur remained on strike for the fourth consecutive… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Sudan: Sudanese Protest in Solidarity With Cancer Patients
Volunteers in Wad Madani, the capital of El Gezira, launched a vigil in front of the National Cancer Institute in the city on Monday in solidarity with cancer patients. Read more »
August 12, 2022
Sudan: Oncology Services in Crisis
Sudan's oncology services are in crisis. The Sudanese Ministry of Health reported a steady rise in cancer cases in addition to significant increases in treatment costs, whilst lack… Read more »
Sudan: Medical Staff On Strike in Various States
Several medical staff workers' groups are on strike in Sudan at the moment to protest bad managerial decisions, unpaid salaries, and poor working conditions. In North Darfur, civil… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Sudan: Sudan Records First Confirmed Case of Monkeypox
The Federal Ministry of Health announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Sudan. A 16-year-old-student in West Darfur tested positive for the virus at the Public Health… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Sudan: Children Die As Measles Spread in South Darfur Camp
Kalma camp for the displaced near Nyala, capital of South Darfur, is witnessing a deadly outbreak of measles, amid acute food shortages. More than six children die daily. Read more »
July 21, 2022
Sudan: Four Cases of Dengue Fever Suspected in Kassala
The Health Emergency and Epidemic Control section of the Department of Health Affairs in Kassala state, announced today the emergence of four suspected cases of dengue haemorrhagic… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Sudan: Sudan Doctors - Urgent Need for Surgeons to Treat Blue Nile Casualties
Sudan's Federal Ministry of Health has described the health response by hospitals in Ed Damazin, capital of Blue Nile state, and neighbouring El Roseires to the many people… Read more »
July 19, 2022
Sudan: Health Condition of Detained Activist Deteriorating
The health condition of detained activist Seifelislam Essameldin Mohamed has deteriorated to the extent that doctors of the Police Hospital in Khartoum decided to keep him for… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Sudan: Continuing Strike of Medics in Nuba Mountains, South Darfur Closes Entire Hospitals
The general strike of government employees in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, that entered its third month, has led to the closure of the main hospitals in the state. Patients… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Sudan: Sudan Health and Finance Ministries Agree Over Doctors' Salary Payments
The Federal Ministry of Health announced that it agreed with the Ministry of Finance to streamline the salaries of intern doctors and physicians' assistants, transferring the… Read more »
Sudan: Health Ministry - 'Covid-19 Cases Fall in Sudan'
Sudan's Federal Ministry of Health has announced the registration of 46 cases of Covid-19 infection last week, after 51 cases were reported the week before. The ministry also… Read more »
June 20, 2022
Sudan: Fire Erupts Engulfing First Floor of Khartoum Hospital
A fire erupted at El Mawadah Hospital in Khartoum on Sunday, engulfing the first floor and triggering multiple cases of severe smoke inhalation among patients and staff. Read more »
June 14, 2022
Sudan: Increase in Kala-Azar Cases in Eastern Sudan
The Ministry of Health and Social Development in eastern Sudan's El Gedaref reported an increase in cases of kala-azar disease in the state, where the number of cases reached 952… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Sudan: Hospital Teargassed At Marches of the Millions
A large number of demonstrators came out yesterday in response to the resistance committees' callout for the May 26 Marches of Millions in Khartoum to demand full civilian rule.… Read more »
May 26, 2022
Sudan: Sudan Doctors - 'Increase in Number of Eye Injuries During Protests'
The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD) have indicated an increase in the number of eye injuries during the Khartoum processions, on Tuesday. Read more »
May 20, 2022
Sudan: Health System Plagued By Corruption - Former Official
The former director of the Development and Projects Department at the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Nugud, warned that the health institutions in the country are plagued by… Read more »
May 13, 2022
Sudan: Two Sudanese Die in Hospital As Doctors and Other Govt Employees Are On Strike
Two women died in a hospital in Um Rawaba in North Kordofan on Wednesday as doctors are on strike alongside all other employees of government departments in the town. Um Rawaba… Read more »
May 05, 2022
Sudan: West Kordofan - Nine Deaths, 46 Suspected Cases of Measles
The Ministry of Health in West Kordofan state announced nine deaths as a result of the measles, and a further 46 cases that may have emerged. Sources indicated that the measles… Read more »