World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the death toll from the events in Sudan has risen to at least 270, and more than 2,600 have been injured since the clashes began. For the fifth consecutive day of violent clashes with heavy and medium weapons, the Syndicate of Sudanese Doctors reported that yesterday, Tuesday, 39 out of 59 hospitals in and around Khartoum stopped working, including 9 were bombed and 16 were forcibly evicted.
The hospital report states that after 4 days of incessant clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, 59 major hospitals in the capital and provinces have been affected, 20 hospitals are fully or partially functioning, indicating that some of them provide only first aid.
He pointed out that these hospitals also face closure due to a lack of medical staff, medicines, water and electricity.
The report added that 5 ambulances were attacked by the military, while others were not allowed to pass to transport patients and deliver aid.
Sudan’s health ministry confirmed yesterday that 16 hospitals in Khartoum state were out of service, warning of a total collapse in the public and private health sectors if clashes continue.
