On 4 July a Ministry of Health staff member at the MSF supported Saudi Maternity Hospital in Omdurman died after being shot while moving within the hospital compound. We extend our deepest condolences to their family, friends and colleagues. Though in recent weeks the insecurity has led to fewer...
Since the escalation of violence in Sudan, MSF has been working in 12 states: Khartoum, Kassala, Al-Jazeera, West Darfur, North Darfur, Central Darfur, South Darfur, Red Sea, El-Gedaref, Blue Nile, White Nile, and River Nile. We continue to adapt and scale up our emergency response in areas we are...
As the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enters its third month, rampant violence and huge health needs persist across Sudan, particularly in Khartoum and Darfur. Although MSF is running medical projects, its ability to scale up activities is being...
Heavy fighting resumed in Sudan’s capital after the end of the most recent ceasefire this week. MSF teams in Wad Madani have seen a worrying increase in the number of people arriving from Khartoum. Around 5,000 people were already living in three major camps around the city. In the last week, in...
A total of 72 wounded people from Sudan have been treated at the hospital in Adré, eastern Chad, by Médecins Sans Frontières in partnership with the local health authorities. This is as a result of violence and fighting that has raged in Darfur and other regions of Sudan for more than six weeks and...
Médecins Sans Frontières condemns the unacceptable harassment of its staff and the violent looting and occupation of its medical premises and supported facilities in Sudan. Staff and patients are repeatedly facing the trauma of armed groups entering and looting MSF premises with medicines, supplies...
Ahead of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Dr Christos Christou, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières, urges the leaders of the G7 countries to make a long-term commitment to safeguarding humanitarian assistance despite highly polarized conflicts and tensions across continents. The...
Saturday 15 April I wake up to the news of fighting in Khartoum. It isn’t a complete surprise: after months of following the context, the challenges of the political transition, the movement of troops, and many other aspects of this complex environment, I’d had a hunch that conflict was coming. I...
Fighting erupted in Sudan on April 15, affecting Khartoum and other states leaving many in life-threating situations. Amidst the violence, MSF has decided to stay in Sudan and support those in need. We have been providing urgent medical care to those wounded in North Darfur, donating medical...
In El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, the Médecins Sans Frontières supported El Geneina Teaching Hospital, the major referral hospital in the state, has been directly affected by fighting. During a violent intrusion in the past two days, parts of the hospital were looted. There are news...
