Sudan’s healthcare system faces relentless assault
The destruction of Sudan’s health system is a preventable catastrophe, write Abdihamid Warsame, Kazuki Shimizu, Shible Sahbani , and Ahmed Zouiten After two years of conflict Sudan’s health system is severely strained and its ability to meet rising health needs is increasingly compromised. Attacks on medical facilities and health workers weaken the system’s capacity to respond, leaving patients without care.12 This is not just collateral damage—it is a direct assault on public health. As disease outbreaks escalate and malnutrition worsens, the breakdown of health services is pushing millions towards preventable disease and death. Without urgent action to empower and protect healthcare infrastructure and frontline workers, Sudan faces a prolonged humanitarian catastrophe that will have dire repercussions within and beyond its borders. Since the conflict in Sudan escalated in April 2023, there have been over 150 verified attacks on healthcare; 318 health workers have been killed and 273