Around 37% of health facilities in Sudan—more than one-third—were unable to provide services during 2026, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), amid the ongoing impact of the war in the country.
Altaf Musani, Director of the WHO’s Department of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, said attacks on healthcare facilities and health workers during the war between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have had serious consequences for the country’s health sector.
900 Attacks
Musani said the WHO had recorded more than 900 attacks on healthcare in Sudan since January 2026. According to Musani, those attacks resulted in the deaths of at least 900 people and injuries to more than 1,400 others.
The UN official renewed the organization’s call for the protection of healthcare facilities and workers, stressing that health facilities and services are not targets in conflicts.
In a report published in April 2026, the WHO said that, after three years of war, Sudan was facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, noting that 34 million people needed assistance, while 21 million people faced a lack of access to health services.
Fighting Continues
On the ground, Sudanese military sources said Friday that the Sudanese Army and allied forces had repelled an attack by the RSF on the areas of Jabal Hashaba and Um Arda, southwest of El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State.
The developments come amid escalating fighting across Kordofan, Darfur, and Blue Nile, a day after the army announced that it had repelled an RSF attack on Jabra Al-Sheikh in North Kordofan.
The three Kordofan states—North, West, and South Kordofan—have witnessed ongoing clashes between the army and the RSF since October 2025.
Sudan has been engulfed in war between the army and the RSF since April 2023. According to UN and international estimates, the conflict has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and around 13 million displaced people, amid a continuing deterioration of humanitarian and health conditions.
