Healthcare in Sudan ‘hanging by a thread,’ warns UN agency
Jul 30, 2024, at 08:27 pm
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday strongly denounced the increasing attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, reporting over 20 such incidents in the last two months.
Sudan: 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher where supplies running out, warns WHO
Jul 17, 2024, at 11:18 pm
Hunger and fear of famine stalk Sudan where a staggering 800,000 people still remain trapped in the North Darfur capital El Fasher without enough food, water or medical support, the World Health Organization, WHO, said on Tuesday.
Sudan: Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak
Nov 15, 2023, at 06:01 pm
Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face a deadly outbreak of the disease amidst the ongoing war, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Tuesday.
Sudan: WHO supports battle against cholera in the east
Sep 30, 2023, at 10:42 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up support in Sudan, where authorities have declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref state amid the ongoing brutal conflict between opposing militaries.
Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO
Jul 29, 2023, at 12:25 am
The conflict in Sudan has sparked a health crisis for the 3.4 million people forced to flee to safety, whether within the country or across its borders, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
UN agencies support flood response in Sudan but warn aid stocks ‘rapidly’ depleting
Sep 02, 2020, at 03:29 pm
New York: The UN and its partners are supporting the Sudanese Government as it responds to recent severe flooding, which has killed 90 people and affected 380,000 others, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Tuesday.
Across Sudan, heavy rains and flash floods destroy houses, wash away crops – UN relief wing
Aug 05, 2020, at 04:16 pm
New York: Hundreds of houses have been destroyed and vital infrastructure damaged due to riverine and flashfloods after heavy rains across large parts of Sudan, the United Nations relief wing has reported.
Sudan's COVID-19 cases rise to 237
Apr 27, 2020, at 03:13 pm
Khartoum/Xinhua/UNI: Sudan has announced 24 new infections with COVID-19, bringing the total number of the confirmed cases in the country to 237.
Sudan imposes quarantine to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 13, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Khartoum/Sputnik/UNI: Sudan has introduced a nationwide quarantine, banning its citizens from traveling across the country, as a move to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the press office of the cabinet of ministers said on Monday.
Sudan: World's last male Northern White rhino dies
Mar 20, 2018, at 08:42 pm
Nairobi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Sudan, the world's last male Northern White rhinoceros has died on Monday in Kenya, aged 45, reports said.