Two years of war in Sudan Leave Millions More in Need Than Ever

More than 13 million people have been displayed by the conflict, many of them multiple times. Of these, 8.9 million remain displaced inside Sudan, while 3.9 million have crossed into neighboring countries. Many live in overcrowded Camps or makeshift shelters, without access to food, water, or healthcare. People depend entirely on humanitarian organizations – but only where these organizations are responding.

Health Facilities Destroyed

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 70 per cent of health facilities in conflict-affected areas are barely operational or have closed, leaving millions of people without access to critical care of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history. Since the War Began, MSF has recorded over 80 violent incidents targeting our staff, infrastructure, vehicle, and supplies. Clinics have been looted and destroyed, medicines stolen, and healthcare workers assaulted, threatened, or killed.

In June 2023, Tawila Hospital, in North Darfur, was attacked and looted.

“Buildings were destroyed, even beds were looted, and medicines were burned to the ground,” said Muhammad Yusuf Ishaq Abdullah, MSF Health Promotion Officer in Tawila. “From afar, it looks like a hospital, but when you entered it, it was a shelter for snakes and grass.”

These attacks must stop – Medical personnel and facilities are not targets.