{"id":41447,"date":"2026-04-05T01:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41447"},"modified":"2026-04-05T01:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:36:44","slug":"sudan-statement-by-who-director-general-on-sudan-conflict-and-humanitarian-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41447","title":{"rendered":"Sudan: Statement by WHO Director-General on Sudan conflict and humanitarian crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"12\"><em>The World Health Organization urges the international community: do not ignore Sudan.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"32\">Sudan is confronting one of the gravest humanitarian and public health emergencies in the world today. More than 33.7 million people, over half of the nation&#8217;s population, now require urgent, life\u2011saving assistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"53\">The ongoing conflict has pushed the health system to the edge of complete collapse. Recent attacks on medical facilities have further deepened this crisis. On March 20, a drone strike on Al-Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur killed at least 64 people, among them patients and medical personnel, and left 89 others injured.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.outer-ad-container.adsense-outer-ad-container.adsense-responsive-outer-ad-container.responsive-aans-view-a-container--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"93\">Just days later, on April 2, another drone attack struck Al\u2011Jabalain Hospital in White Nile State, killing 10 medical and administrative staff, including the hospital&#8217;s director while performing surgery, and injuring 22 people. On the same day, the Family Hospital in Al-Daein was looted, and patients and health workers assaulted and expelled from the facility leading to its suspension of work. A hospital in the Blue Nile State city of Al-Kurmuk was looted on 25 March, the equipment were destroyed and staff and patients forced from the facility with one worker critically injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><br \/>\nKeep up with the latest headlines on <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaIdDi8Bqbr263erhw1K\" target=\"_blank\">WhatsApp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/allafrica\/\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"25\">These incidents are stark reminders of the urgent need for renewed international solidarity and decisive political and humanitarian action. Sudan cannot endure this crisis alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"4\">Statement on X: <a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/Statement%20on%20X:%20x.com\/drtedros\/status\/2040473193631142042?s=48&amp;t=LHKHOfgizngTCdU1t9ivxg\" target=\"_blank\">x.com\/drtedros\/status\/2040473193631142042?s=48&amp;t=LHKHOfgizngTCdU1t9ivxg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--\/.outer-ad-container.adsense-outer-ad-container.adsense-responsive-outer-ad-container.responsive-aans-view-b-container--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202604040170.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization urges the international community: do not ignore Sudan. 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