CAIRO: Five attacks on health care facilities have killed dozens of people in Sudan since the beginning of the year, the WHO said Saturday, as the war nears the start of its fourth year.
The fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has dismantled an already fragile medical system, with more than a third of facilities currently out of service.
“During the first 50 days of 2026, five attacks on health care have already been recorded in Sudan, killing 69 people and injuring 49,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.
During the first 50 days of 2026, 5 attacks on health care have already been recorded in #Sudan, killing 69 people and injuring 49.
In the latest incident on 15 February, an attack on Al Mazmoum Hospital in Sudan's southeastern Sennar State, left 3 patients dead and 7 more… pic.twitter.com/oIcYGJgGXR
