Sudan’s Health System is Collapsing
The health care services in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, are rapidly deteriorating due to the ongoing brutal fighting that has been going on for three weeks. According to the W.H.O, hospitals have been shelled, and two-thirds of those in Khartoum have closed. Officials say that more than a dozen health care workers have been killed, and basic medical services have become scarce.
The W.H.O reports that the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Army, which began on April 15, has left over 500 people dead and thousands injured. The violence has thrown Africa’s third-largest nation into chaos, as one declared cease-fire after another has collapsed.
The latest truce to allow civilians to escape was to end at midnight last night, and though the R.S.F. said it would extend a humanitarian cease-fire for three more days, fighting was reported in the capital. The Sudanese Army has accused the R.S.F….
2023-04-30 23:11:56
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