“As a result of this tragedy, the total number of fatalities linked to attacks on health facilities during Sudan’s war has now surpassed 2,000,” said Tedros, adding that over the nearly three-year conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the WHO had confirmed the killing of 2,036 people in 213 attacks on healthcare. The war between the army and the RSF erupted in mid-April 2023, unleashing a wave of violence that has led to one of the world’s fastest-growing man-made humanitarian crises, with tens of thousands of people killed, more than 12 million forced from their homes, and more than 33 million people in need of humanitarian aid. As a result of Friday’s tragedy, the total number of people killed in attacks on healthcare in the conflict has now passed 2,000, the AFP news agency reported.
Author: Al Jazeera
Published at: 2026-03-21 22:43:25
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