MSF: Sudan's health system collapsing as aid funding dries up
Doctors Without Borders reports that over a third of Sudan's health facilities are out of service due to severe funding cuts. The charity links the closures to the shutdown of USAID and reduced European aid, leaving millions without essential care. It urges governments to provide stopgap financing and protect health funding.
The medical charity attributes the facility closures to the termination of United States Agency for International Development grants in June and a significant year-over-year decrease in European institutional support. Globally, government humanitarian funding has contracted by roughly 36 percent, leaving the UN's Sudan response plan only partially financed.
MSF personnel in camps report that reduced food rations and the removal of protection programs are eroding the last safety nets for refugees. The ongoing conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces has already caused tens of thousands of deaths and displaced millions, placing immense strain on the few remaining operational hospitals.
The escalating collapse of Sudan's health infrastructure could sharply increase mortality from treatable conditions, as millions lose access to basic medical care. Displaced populations and refugees may face heightened risks of malnutrition and disease outbreaks due to shrinking food supplies and dismantled protection mechanisms. Without emergency stopgap funding, the strain could push more civilians into cross-border displacement, further destabilizing the region.