WHO noted that the latest incident has pushed the total number of fatalities linked to attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan’s ongoing conflict to more than 2,000…reports Asian Lite News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a fresh attack on healthcare facilities in Sudan, with Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur coming under strike, killing at least 64 people, including 13 children and medical staff, according to a statement shared by WHO on X.
Among the dead were two female nurses and one male doctor, along with several patients who were inside the hospital at the time of the attack. WHO said at least 89 others were injured, including eight health workers, in the strike on the facility located in the state capital, Al Deain.
The attack caused extensive damage to key departments of the hospital, including paediatric, maternity, and emergency units, rendering the facility non functional and disrupting critical medical services in the region.
WHO noted that the latest incident has pushed the total number of fatalities linked to attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan’s ongoing conflict to more than 2,000. Over nearly three years of war, the organisation has verified 213 such attacks, which have resulted in 2,036 deaths and more than 720 injuries.
Highlighting the wider impact, WHO said attacks on healthcare not only lead to immediate casualties but also severely affect access to essential medical services for communities already facing dire humanitarian conditions.
In response, WHO said it is working with local health partners to address urgent gaps by scaling up services at other facilities. Efforts include strengthening primary healthcare to provide outpatient, paediatric, and obstetric care, expanding capacity to treat the injured, and deploying trauma care supplies and essential medicines.
Calling for urgent action, WHO stressed the need to de escalate the conflict and ensure the protection of civilians, healthcare workers, and humanitarian personnel.
“Health care should never be a target. Peace is the best medicine,” the organisation said.
