The World Health Organization confirmed on Sunday that centers and hospitals in South Kordofan, Sudan, had been subjected to bloody attacks that left dozens dead and wounded over the past week, while the humanitarian crisis was exacerbated by the conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

Published on: 02/09/2026 - 01:26 Last updated: 02/09/2026 - 06:57

The World Health Organization reported on Sunday that the state of South Kordofan in Sudan witnessed during the last week attacks targeting three health facilities, resulting in the deaths of more than 30 people.

The organization’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a post on the “X” platform, “The health system in Sudan is under attack again,” referring to a series of attacks that targeted medical facilities in the Kordofan region in the center of the country, where the fighting is currently concentrated.

The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have been fighting a war since April 2023, which has claimed the lives of tens of thousands, displaced millions of civilians, and led to one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.

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Tedros explained that three health facilities in South Kordofan were attacked during the week alone, in an area already suffering from severe levels of malnutrition.

He stated that on February 3, eight people were killed - five children and three women - and 11 others were injured in an attack on a primary health care center, adding that the next day a hospital was attacked, killing one person.

He added that a third attack targeted a hospital on February 5, killing 22 people, including 4 health workers, and wounding 8 others.

Tedros called for support for efforts to end the war in Sudan, saying, "The whole world should support the peace initiative in Sudan to end the violence, protect the people, and rebuild the health system," stressing that "the best medicine is peace."

France 24/AFP

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