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Sudan·Armed Conflicts·Health·Human Rights

Sudan's healthcare system on brink of collapse as funding cuts shutter clinics

Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 06:40 · 1 min read

Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that Sudan's already fragile healthcare system is nearing total collapse, as sweeping global aid cuts — including the dismantling of USAID by the United States, previously the country's largest donor — have forced dozens of health facilities to close. The crisis is compounded by a civil war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that has raged since April 2023, leaving more than 33 million people in need of medical assistance and driving a 22.5% surge in admissions at MSF-supported centres in Darfur in early 2026. MSF is calling on world leaders at the UN General Assembly to act, warning that without renewed funding, patients will face ever-longer and more dangerous journeys for care — in a country where attacks on medical facilities already accounted for 82% of all such deaths globally in 2025.

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BBC World — Sudan's healthcare system on brink of collapse after cuts, medical charity warns ↗︎
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