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WHO Sudan

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WHO Sudan

@whosudan

Official Twitter account of the World Health Organization in Sudan

Sudan

emro.who.int/countries/sdn/

Joined June 2017

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HananBalkhyحنان بلخي
@HananBalkhy
Jun 10
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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HananBalkhyحنان بلخي
@HananBalkhy
May 23
At #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
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WHO Sudan
@whosudan
May 17
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
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WHO Sudan
@whosudan
May 11
Following the coordination workshop in Khartoum, #Sudan Health Cluster conducted a customized cascade workshop in Kosti, White Nile, for teams from WN, Kordofans, Blue Nile & Jazirah states to reinforce sustainable localized field coordination capacity across states. 🙏 @eu_echo
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HananBalkhyحنان بلخي
@HananBalkhy
May 10
Events 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
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World Health Organization (WHO)
@WHO
May 8
Hantaviruses 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
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WHO Sudan
@whosudan
May 7
🙏 @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.
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WHO Sudan
@whosudan
May 6
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.
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WHO Sudan
@whosudan
May 5
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.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
@DrTedros
May 4
.@WHO has documented nearly 10 000 attacks on health care since the @UN Security Council’s Resolution 2286 on health care in armed conflicts was adopted 10 years ago. During the period 28 February to 4 May, an average of 5 attacks per day on health care were reported in 2026,
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WHO Sudan
@whosudan
May 3
Throughout 2025, @francediplo_EN's generous funding enabled @WHO to reach >411K beneficiaries across 18 states of #Sudan through health interventions including cholera response, WASH, heat stroke services, mobile clinics, & infection prevention & control. 🇸🇩🤝🇫🇷
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WHO Sudan
@whosudan
Apr 29
.@whosudan team in #Khartoum met with the newly appointed DG of Khartoum State Ministry of Health, Dr Mahmoud Al-Badri. Priority areas requiring @WHO & Health Cluster support were identified, incl. humanitarian response, early recovery & strengthening of the health system. #Sudan
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WHO Sudan
@whosudan
Apr 29
In #Sudan, @WHO trains community volunteers in household inspection for vector control. Household inspections are a core component of integrated vector management, involving identification & management of mosquito breeding sites to reduce🦟density & interrupt malaria transmission
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