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Sudan is grappling with a profound health crisis exacerbated by ongoing conflict, which has decimated the healthcare system and triggered widespread disease outbreaks. Millions urgently require medical attention, yet disrupted disease surveillance has hindered efforts to monitor and respond to emerging health threats.
Healthcare facilities and personnel have become targets in the conflict, significantly impeding access to medical care and deepening the crisis. The displacement of millions, many of whom find refuge in overcrowded camps or neighboring countries, further strains already limited resources and escalates the risk of disease transmission.
Challenges:
Challenges:
In Sudan, the health system is fragile, with health indicators being consistently low and enormous disparities existing between urban and rural areas and between rich and poor.
Lack of investment in health system strengthening puts at risk over 8 million children under 5 years of age who will not be able to access essential and lifesaving services.
78,000 children under 5 years of age are dying every year from preventable causes, such as malaria, and it is estimated that this figure will triple if investments within the health sector continue to decline.
Solutions:
Solutions:
UNICEF's health program aligns with Sustainable Development Goal Three, aiming to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for individuals of all ages. In the face of extraordinary challenges posed by political instability, economic hardship, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF partners with various organizations to provide vulnerable children and their communities with a holistic and integrated approach to healthcare, ensuring the uninterrupted delivery of lifesaving services.
UNICEF actively engages in strengthening health systems through strategic investments in technical, policy, and financial resources, empowering the rights of women and children in Sudan through high-impact health and nutrition programs, even in humanitarian contexts.
Since the civil war erupted in April 2023, the United Nations reports that 14.5 million people have been displaced — 10.5 million internally and 4 million to neighboring countries, including Egypt, South Sudan, Chad, Ethiopia, Libya, and the Central African Republic, marking the largest displacement crisis in the world.
Within Sudan, the conflict has severely damaged infrastructure, leading to a breakdown in essential services that facilitates the spread of cholera, measles, and other communicable diseases.
Hunger and cholera are especially concerning, with 7.7 million people facing severe food insecurity, and more than 54,800 cholera cases and 1,000 deaths since late September.
Death from diseases.
Food scarcity.
The mortality rate is high for both children and mothers
Don't have access to vaccines.
Ongoing WHO support:
Ongoing WHO support:
Despite a growing funding crisis and significant operational challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners remain committed to providing vital support. This includes establishing 136 nutrition stabilization centers, supplying medical resources and consultations, managing cholera treatment sites, and rebuilding damaged health infrastructure to address the urgent healthcare needs of the Sudanese population.
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