Sudan Health System Collapsing: 37% of Facilities Out of Service as Funding Cuts Sever Lifelines

KHARTOUM -Al SudanaNews

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has issued a stark warning over the accelerating collapse of Sudan’s health system, as primary clinics close across the country due to international aid cuts, shifting immense pressure onto the few remaining hospitals.

In a statement released today, MSF said that with 37% of health facilities in Sudan now out of service and 21 million people lacking access to care, international funding cuts are severing life-saving lifelines for millions.”As primary clinics close across Sudan due to aid cuts, pressure shifts to remaining hospitals, and the people bear the burden,” the organization said.

MSF stressed that while war is exponentially increasing humanitarian and medical needs, the international response is shrinking dangerously. “War is driving Sudan’s needs; funding cuts are shrinking the response,” the statement emphasized.

The organization explained that the closure of primary healthcare centers means that easily treatable conditions are now becoming life-threatening emergencies by the time patients reach the few operational hospitals, leading to a surge in preventable deaths, particularly among children, pregnant women, and patients with chronic diseases.

MSF called on international donors to urgently reverse funding cuts and step up support for Sudan’s health sector before it reaches a point of total collapse, warning that the Sudanese people are paying the ultimate price for the world’s neglect.