Sudan is facing a devastating humanitarian crisis—the world must do more to protect the population’s health

It’s been one year since war broke out in Sudan. The country is facing a devastating humanitarian crisis, which is not attracting sufficient attention from the international community or media headlines. Half of the population, or 25 million people, are in need of humanitarian assistance.1 Over 8.6 million people are displaced within Sudan and in neighbouring countries.2 Many of them have been forced to move multiple times.At the same time, 18 million people are facing acute food insecurity and 5 million are on the brink of famine.3 One in seven children under the age of five are acutely malnourished.4 With the lean season expected to start soon, and without assistance, the situation will only worsen in the coming months.On top of this, the health system is collapsing, especially in hard-to-reach areas, with health facilities destroyed, looted, or struggling with acute shortages of staff, medicines, vaccines, equipment and supplies. Only some…
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