Sudan faces health collapse amid war
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At the end of the last decade, peace and democracy seemed to increase their possibilities in the White Nile region. In Sudan, a popular movement contributed to the fall of Omar al-Bashir's dictatorship after nearly 30 years in power. Today, however, the country is fractured and constitutes the scene of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world according to the United Nations.These are the main actors and logics of the conflict that ravag…
As Sudan’s War Rages On, Doctors Fight to Rebuild Care for Patients with Cancer, Diabetes, and Other Complex Diseases
When civil war first broke out in Sudan, medical care for children with diabetes was upended. Sudanese families scattered across the country, and many of the clinics where their children received insulin and other elements of diabetes treatment were abandoned or damaged amid the violence. Untold numbers of these children died, said Dr. Salwa Elhassan, a pediatric endocrinologist and the clinic coordinator for the Sudanese Childhood Diabetes Asso…
Sudan faces health collapse amid war
The World Health Organization has warned of an extremely dangerous humanitarian situation in Sudan, as nearly three years of war have pushed the country’s health system to the brink of collapse. Speaking from Port Sudan, WHO’s representative in Sudan and head of mission, Dr Shible Sahbani, said the ongoing conflict has had a direct and catastrophic impact on the health sector, creating unprecedented challenges marked by the spread of disease, ri…
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