Sudan: Children in a critical condition need an immediate solution

In the five days since intense fighting began between the RSF, Joint Forces, and SAF on Friday May 10, 454 casualties have arrived at South Hospital in El Fasher. 56 people have succumbed to their injuries, but the wounded and death toll are likely far higher since the fighting continues to be so intense that […]

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Sudan: Bomb puts El Fasher paediatric hospital out of action

On the evening of May 11, an airstrike carried out by the SAF landed 50 metres from Babiker Nahar Paediatric Hospital, which is supported by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in El Fasher, North Darfur. This led to the collapse of the roof above the intensive care unit (ICU) and the death of two […]

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Sudan: As fighting escalates around El Fasher, major malnutrition crisis persists in Zamzam camp

In response to the escalating fighting in North Darfur, Doctors Without Border/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has treated over 100 war wounded patients – including 11 children, many with gunshot wounds – at South Hospital, El Fasher, over the past two weeks, but is simultaneously scaling-up its response to the major malnutrition crisis in Zamzam camp, […]

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Statement on Sudan from MSF International President: “It cannot be allowed to continue.”

“Sudan is one of the worst crises the world has seen for decades. There are extreme levels of suffering across the country, the needs are growing by the day, but the humanitarian response is deeply inadequate. We have responded to multiple mass casualty events and emergencies over the past year. We have performed life-saving surgical […]

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Urgent humanitarian intervention needed: The plight of internally displaced people in Kassala, eastern Sudan

MSF staff talking to a client at one of the gathering sites in Kassala, Sudan.

As of February 2024, close to 190,000 people have been displaced in Kassala state alone (International Organization for Migration IOM), underscoring the urgent need for comprehensive humanitarian assistance. Among them are approximately 40,000 people who fled recent violence in Al Jazirah state. The plight of internally displaced people in Kassala is emblematic of the broader […]

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