Health authorities in Sudan said that 20 tons of medicines were delivered to North Darfur state via airdrop.
This operation was carried out in cooperation with the armed forces and the state government, with the aim of confronting the worsening health crisis in light of the ongoing clashes in the region.
Since May 10, the city of El Fasher has witnessed violent clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, which has led to a deterioration in the humanitarian and health situation in the region.
The Sudanese Minister of Health, Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, confirmed in a press statement that providing medical services to citizens is considered one of the government’s priorities.
The Minister explained that the 20 tons that were delivered to El Fasher included intravenous solutions, life-saving medications, anesthesia medications, and medical consumables, including surgical threads, medical gauze, cannulae, and empty syringes of different sizes, and were delivered to the Ministry of Health in North Darfur State.
The Minister revealed arrangements to deliver more medicines and medical supplies to the region, including anti-malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS medicines, in addition to medicines used in cancer treatment and supplies for dialysis and kidney transplantation.
It is noteworthy that the ongoing conflict in Sudan since 2023 between the Sudanese army led by Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), resulted in the death of about 15 thousand people and more than 8 million displaced people and refugees.
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