- Global aid cuts are causing health system collapse in Sudan.
- WHO reported facility decimation and funding cuts forced IRC-supported facilities to close in Sudan.
Teaching Hospital in Sudan Closes Amid Conflict and Attacks
What happened
The Teaching Hospital in El-Fasher closed in April 2023. Services were subsequently moved to South Hospital, which also closed after enduring repeated attacks. Reports indicate that between May 2024 and October 2025, at least 43 attacks were documented on hospitals and healthcare facilities in El-Fasher by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. These attacks resulted in 55 medical workers being killed, 120 injured, and 10 forcibly disappeared or abducted between April 2023 and October 2025.
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Why it matters
The closure of major medical facilities contributes to the systemic collapse of the healthcare infrastructure in Sudan. This event is part of a larger situation where global aid cuts and facility decimation are forcing health system closures in Sudan.
Global aid cuts and facility decimation have forced IRC-supported facilities to close in Sudan.
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Who's involved
- SudanThe geopolitical state where the conflict and hospital closure are occurring.
- teaching hospitalThe teaching hospital that closed due to the conflict.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- World Food ProgrammeSpeculative
The World Food Programme might see increased demand for food assistance due to the health system collapse.
- federal governmentSpeculative
The federal government may face increased costs related to the systemic collapse of national health institutions.
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The entities involved
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Sudan
country in Northeast Africa
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teaching hospital
hospital that provides clinical education and training
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Related events
- Conflict is ongoing in the Abyei region, involving tensions between Abyei, South Sudan, and Sudan.
- Both Sudan and Ethiopia are currently facing severe humanitarian crises.
- Talks have been held in Egypt regarding the ongoing crisis, with the goal of finding a political solution for Sudan.
- Fighting continues in Kordofan, with Khartoum under military control, while the African Union seeks a ceasefire.
- Political unrest and resistance against systems of domination occurred in Sudan, with Khartoum governments dismissing concerns.