A major humanitarian delivery has reached Sudan, with 40 tonnes of medicines and medical supplies sent from Port Sudan to support children and families in some of the country’s hardest-to-reach areas, including Tawila in North Darfur. The shipment includes essential drugs such as antibiotics, fluids, multivitamins, and treatments for malnutrition, alongside medical equipment like thermometers, syringes, bandages, IV fluids, gloves, masks, and other infection prevention items vital for emergency healthcare.
The healthcare situation in Sudan remains dire, with over 75% of health facilities in conflict-affected areas non-functional due to attacks, looting, and shortages of staff, medicines, and supplies. Millions, particularly children and pregnant women, lack access to basic healthcare services. The country is also facing rising outbreaks of cholera, malaria, and measles, while Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rates are alarmingly high, reaching up to 75% in El Fasher and nearly 30% in Kadugli.
Mohamad Abdiladif, Country Director for Save the Children in Sudan, described the delivery as a critical milestone achieved through complex negotiations and collaboration with authorities. He emphasized that while this aid provides a lifeline, continued deliveries, greater access, and an end to violence are urgently needed. Save the Children is committed to delivering health and nutrition services, including mobile clinics and malnutrition treatment, but stressed that scaling up food and healthcare interventions, outbreak control, education, and protection for displaced children is essential to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
The organization is calling on the international community to demand an immediate end to hostilities, lift sieges on civilian areas, and allow safe, unhindered humanitarian access. Save the Children has been active in Sudan since 1983, supporting children and families through health, nutrition, education, child protection, food security, and livelihoods programs, as well as assisting Sudanese refugees in Egypt and South Sudan.
