Sudan’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) has risen to 295 per 100,000 births, and the child mortality rate to 51 per 1,000 live births amid ongoing armed conflict.
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The Ministry of Health in Sudan said that 9,533 cases of cholera, including 315 deaths, had been recorded in the country.
“WHO and KSrelief have a long-standing strategic partnership. This continued support reflects our mutual goal of addressing global health challenges ” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO.
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily suspended food assistance in some parts of Sudan’s state of Gezira as fighting spreads south and east of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, the aid agency said in a statement.
More than four million people have been displaced since fighting began in Sudan nearly four months ago, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
The warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire due to start on Sunday, according to the United States (U.S.) and Saudi Arabia.
The final British evacuation flight is expected take off from Sudan on Wednesday, the Foreign Secretary has announced.
Leaders of the Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a seven-day ceasefire from May 4 to 11, according to a statement issued by the South Sudan Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
Sudan has appealed to the international community to condemn the insurgency by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
Britain and the U.S. have called on the warring parties in Sudan to ensure the protection of civilians, diplomats, bystanders, and foreigners.