MSF, Doctors Without Borders, Two years of war in Sudan
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Two years of war in Sudan leave millions in need

Two years marked by chaos, forced displacement, and death. Millions have been forced to leave their homes. Tens of thousands killed.

After two years of brutal war in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Sudan is now entering a third year of devastating conflict.

The people of Sudan remain unseen, bombed, besieged, displaced and deprived of food, medical care and basic lifesaving services.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reiterates its calls on the warring parties and their allies to ensure that civilians, humanitarian personnel, and medical teams are protected and that all restrictions are removed on the movements of humanitarian supplies and staff, especially as the rainy season fast approaches.

Sudan’s Two Years of War

13M

13M

People displaced by conflict

70%

7%

Health facilities barely operational or closed

1.7M

1.7M

People seeking medical consultations as a result of the conflict
MSF, Doctors Without Borders, Two years of war in Sudan

No more waiting

Sudan is experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 60% of the country’s 50 million people needing humanitarian assistance, according to the UN. The country is simultaneously facing multiple overlapping health emergencies.

The people of Sudan have lived two years of fear for their safety and security. As the war enters its third year, they can’t and shouldn’t wait longer to receive the protection and assistance they urgently need

Medical and Health Crises in Sudan
Doctors Without Borders, MSF, Two years of war in Sudan
Nyanyath Achueng and her family are presently residing on a flooded roadside levee opposite a UN compound. Twenty-five families have been inhabiting this area since our village was attacked a few months ago. Tragically, many lives were lost, including that of our chief. Some have died to illness since then. At present, we shelter by the gates of the UN compound for our safety. The remnants of their village are merely 300 metres away, yet due to the precarious security situation, they are unable to return.
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Malnutrition and Famine

The results of a nutrition screening carried out by the Sudanese health authorities and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) late last year in Zamzam camp, North Darfur, indicate that malnutrition in Sudan is only getting worse.

Widespread famine has been officially declared in multiple areas, beginning with Zamzam camp in August and now affecting 11 locations, with 17 more at risk.

High rates of malnutrition among children: In South Darfur, 7% of children were found to have severe acute malnutrition, with 30% with global acute malnutrition. In North Darfur, the rate of global acute malnutrition reached 35.5%.

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Protection of civilians and healthcare workers

Since the start of the conflict, MSF has recorded more than 80 incidents of violence inflicted on MSF staff, assets and infrastructure. Facilities and humanitarian supplies have been looted, and healthcare workers have been threatened or even killed. Healthcare staff, like civilians themselves, are not respected or spared from the horrors of this war.

Since April 2023, MSF has provided over 1.7 million medical consultations and admitted 32,000 patients to emergency wards as part of its emergency care efforts in Sudan. In response to widespread malnutrition, the organisation has conducted vaccination campaigns—reaching 17,000 children in South Darfur—alongside malnutrition screenings and the distribution of therapeutic food. Despite operating clinics in regions such as Khartoum and Darfur, key facilities like the hospital in Tawila have been destroyed or looted.

Our Response
Doctors Without Borders, MSF, Two years of war in Sudan
The Bulukat transit centre hosts thousands of returnees living under temporary shelters. Their living conditions are deplorable as the now muddy terrain heightens their life with onset of diseases
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Vaccination campaigns

In March 2025, MSF supported multi-antigen vaccinations for over 17,000 children under two in South Darfur, screening for malnutrition alongside. Between 20 February and 5 March 2025, a cholera outbreak in Sudan’s White Nile State led to over 2,700 people being admitted to the Ministry of Health's cholera treatment centre at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by (MSF. In response, the White Nile State Ministry of Health launched a rapid community-level outbreak response, which included a cholera vaccination campaign during the same week as the outbreak peak, helping to curb the spread of the disease.

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Medical Activities in Sudan

MSF has been present in Sudan since 1979. Our teams currently work in and/or support more than 33 health facilities in 10 out of 18 states of the country.

MSF, Doctors Without Borders, Two years of war in Sudan
MSF, Doctors Without Borders, Two years of war in Sudan
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For two years, Sudan has been ravaged by relentless conflict. Two years marked by chaos, forced displacement, and death. Millions have been forced to leave their homes. Tens of thousands killed.

Yet, while this devastation shapes the daily existence of countless Sudanese people, their suffering persists in the shadows—overshadowed by global silence, their stories muffled by a world that has turned its gaze elsewhere.

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