February 06
Sudan: Drama Workshops by Displaced Provide Psychological Support in Blue Nile
The Dramatists Initiative in the Blue Nile region is providing psychological support to displaced people who fled Khartoum, El Gezira, and other states in Sudan after the war broke… Read more »
January 31
Sudan: Cholera and Dengue Fever Rates Increase in North Kordofan
The North Kordofan Health Ministry yesterday reported an increase in cholera and dengue fever patients. At least 47 cholera cases and 817 dengue fever cases have been recorded this… Read more »
January 12
Sudan: Sudan's Sennar Reports Increase in Cholera Cases
At least five people died from cholera in Sennar last week, the state Ministry of Health reported yesterday. Of the 140 patients being treated in January, 129 fully recovered, six… Read more »
December 25, 2023
Sudan: South Darfur Health Centre Closure Sparks New Humanitarian Crisis
South Darfur's health authorities announced the closure of a primary health centre in the capital of Nyala, citing a critical shortage of medical supplies and an inability to treat… Read more »
December 22, 2023
Sudan: No Clean Drinking Water in South Darfur Capital
People living in the capital of South Darfur are getting sick from drinking polluted water, caused by the battles that took place in the city from end April until October 26, when… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Sudan: 'Complete Lack of Medicines' As Cholera Rates Rise in Sudan
Sudan continues to witness a rapid increase in cholera cases, with a daily rise in the death toll. According to a report by the Sudanese Ministry of Health in Port Sudan yesterday,… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Sudan: Death Toll Rises in Sudan Cholera and Dengue Outbreak
Sudan's Red Sea and El Gedaref states report a steady increase in cases of cholera as the seasonal outbreak of disease takes hold. The death toll is rising daily. Read more »
November 27, 2023
Sudan: Cholera - Public Urged to Take Measures As Deaths Rise
Health ministries in Sudan states are calling on the public to take measures to curtail the spread of cholera, and the proliferation of mosquito vectors for dengue, as the seasonal… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Sudan: 1.5 Million Cholera Vaccines Rolled Out in Sudan's El Gedaref
El Dawim Emergency Room in White Nile state recorded one death and six new cases of cholera on Monday, bringing the cumulative number of deaths to 16 and cases to 163 in the state,… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Sudan: MSF - 'Hundreds of Lives At Risk As Logistics Ban in Capital Strangles Supply'
International medical relif organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said it may have to halt surgical operations at the Turkish hospital in southern Khartoum,… Read more »
November 16, 2023
Sudan: SAF-RSF Jebel Aulia Clashes Intensify, North Darfur Dengue Fever and Malaria Cases Surge
In a series of developments that unfolded over the past four days, warplanes executed airstrikes on specific sites within Jebel Aulia, situated at the southernmost edge of… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Sudan: Unicef - 10 Mln Vaccine Doses Land in Port Sudan
A consignment of 7.5 million doses of measles rubella vaccination, and 2.2 million cholera vaccines, have been airlifted to Port Sudan to combat outbreaks of the diseases. Read more »
November 08, 2023
Sudan: UN, Italy Sign €4.2 Mln Grant to Upgrade Healthcare in Kassala
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) have signed an agreement for €4.2 million to enhance the… Read more »
November 06, 2023
Sudan: Scores Felled By Cholera Outbreak
The Ministry of Health and Social Development in eastern Sudan's El Gedaref reported that it recorded nearly 1,000 confirmed cases of cholera out of a total of 1,187 suspected… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Sudan: Cholera and Dengue Fever Continue to Spread Rapidly in Sudan
Sudan is grappling with a growing health crisis as dengue fever and cholera continue to spread across the country. The rapid expansion of these diseases has raised serious… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Sudan: Health Services Deteriorate As Disease Spreads
Cases of dengue fever* and cholera continue to spread across Sudan. The Federal Ministry of Health announced that 3,414 cases of dengue fever were recorded, including 38 deaths, in… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Sudan: East Nile Hospital Closes After RSF Attacks - Sudan Doctors
The Sharg El Nil (East Nile) Emergency Room announced the temporary closure of the Alban El Jadeed Hospital on Saturday due to an attack by a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops on… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Sudan: MSF Suspends 'Life-Saving' Operations At Khartoum Hospital, Citing 'Military Blockade'
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced the suspension its support of surgical operations at Bashayer Teaching Hospital in southern Khartoum,… Read more »
Sudan: Health Services in Disarray - Thousands of Children Will Die By the End of This Year, Say Unicef, WHO
The Coalition of Civilian Forces in Eastern Sudan has condemned the way the de facto military authorities are dealing with a worsening cholera epidemic, as well as malaria and… Read more »
October 16, 2023
Sudan: Health Minister to WHO - Sudan Faces Poverty, Disease, Ongoing Conflicts
Sudan faces many challenges, including poverty, disease, and ongoing conflicts, the Sudanese Minister of Health addressed the meeting of the Regional Committee of the World Health… Read more »
Sudan: West Darfur's El Geneina Teaching Hospital Resumes Services
El Geneina Teaching Hospital in West Darfur has resumed its operations, after a hiatus that lasted for months due to the war that has raged between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Sudan: Vaccines for Children Delivered to 10 Localities in North Darfur
Consignments of vaccines against childhood diseases have been delivered to 10 of the 18 localities in North Darfur, in spite of logistical challenges caused by the ongoing war… Read more »
Sudan: Rising Death Toll in Sudan Capital As El Nau Hospital 'Hit By Shell'
Intense confrontations continued this week between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Sudan capital Khartoum, and its sister cities… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Sudan: Ministry of Health 'Absent' As Dengue Fever Spreads - Doctor
The director of the El Salam Diabetes Centre in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, expressed his concern about the rapid spread of dengue fever* and malaria. Health sources… Read more »
October 01, 2023
Sudan: WHO Scales Up Sudan Aid After Cholera Outbreak
Sudan's health authorities have declared a cholera outbreak in El Gedaref State. Since September 25, 2023, there have been 16 associated deaths, 264 suspected cholera cases, and… Read more »