Three attacks on health facilities, says WHO

The World Health Organisation has documented three attacks on health care facilities so far in Sudan, killing at least three people. 

"Attacks on health care are a flagrant violation of humanitarian law and the right to health, and they must stop now," said WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris.

"It's absolutely critical for everyone concerned that those attacks stop."

She added that there was a severe shortage of lifesaving supplies at hospitals in Khartoum, and blackouts were putting pressure on the provision of basic services. 

"It's so dangerous for anybody to move anywhere, which is making it so difficult for staff to actually get to the hospitals," Harris said.

The two warring sides have used hospitals, as well as schools, as locations for checkpoints and as cover from enemy fire, according to doctors and teachers.

One doctor told MEE they were facing "big troubles" in the hospitals because of shortages.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said Sudan’s health system was at risk of “collapse”. 

"The truth is that at the moment it is almost impossible to provide any humanitarian services in and around Khartoum," Farid Aiywar, IFRC head of delegation for Sudan, told reporters on Tuesday.