Sudan: Escalating Violence in Sudan Shuts Hospitals and Puts 219,000 Pregnant Women At Risk

Health workers at the UNFPA Tunaydbah field hospital in Sudan’s eastern Gedaraf state provide critical maternal health care amid floods, conflict and an ongoing refugee crisis .Doctors, nurses and hospital staff unable to travel to work and vital humanitarian aid not getting through

Violent clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces have made it extremely difficult for women to seek essential antenatal care, safe delivery services, or postnatal care. A further 12 hospitals across the country are still operating but could soon close as they struggle with power and water cuts and a lack of staff.

12 hospitals across the country still operating but struggling with electricity and water cuts and a staff shortageUNFPA is also concerned about the 3.1 million women and girls who are facing increased risks of life-threatening gender-based violence as protection services are interrupted by the clashes.

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