Millions of people across #Sudan remain beyond the reach of humanitarian assistance and essential health services.
Nearly six months into 2026, the numbers remain staggering:
• 33.7 million people need humanitarian assistance.
• 21 million require urgent health support.
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WHO Sudan
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Official Twitter account of the World Health Organization in Sudan
- WHO Sudan repostedAt #WHA79, I met with Dr Haitham Ibrahim, Minister of Health of Sudan, to reaffirm WHO’s commitment to supporting Sudan’s health recovery amid immense challenges. We discussed strengthening collaboration on malaria elimination, immunization and disease surveillance, and
- A preventive cholera #vaccination campaign is underway to protect over 252,500 vulnerable people in Tawila, North Darfur, & Kass, South Darfur, where the rainy season, displacement & poor access to water & sanitation services pose a high risk of a #cholera outbreak. #Sudan
00:00- WHO Sudan repostedEvents like #hantavirus serve as a reminder that investing in core capacities under the International Health Regulations is our collective foundation for global health security. These legally binding rules set out exactly what is required of every Member State: 1️⃣ Surveillance
- WHO Sudan repostedHantaviruses are zoonotic viruses that naturally infect rodents and can occasionally spread to people. Here’s what you need to know about #hantavirus: What they are, how they spread, the symptoms, and how to prevent infection
00:00 - 🙏 @eu_echo As part of rainy season preparedness, @WHO, with @FMOH_SUDAN & state MOHs, is leading a series of ToTs on clinical management of meningitis, dengue & cholera for 160 participants from Khartoum, Jezirah, Northern, River Nile, Red Sea, Gadaref, Kassala, & Sennar states.
- On 5 May, @WHO & partners, with the @WorldBankGroup-funded #SHARE project-supported hospitals, celebrated #HandHygiene Day in Kassala, Northern, S Darfur, N Kordofan & other states w/ theme “Save Lives, Clean Your Hands”, underscoring the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare.
- Today is #WorldHandHygieneDay Hand hygiene stops the spread of harmful germs. Even in the harshest of settings, every effort ought to be made to enable hand hygiene & sustain infection prevention & control (IPC) measures, to protect & save lives.































