In the third year of a civil war that has already claimed staggering lives, Sudan's healthcare system is being hollowed out not only by violence but by the quiet withdrawal of international will. The closure of USAID and cuts to European aid budgets have shuttered dozens of clinics across Darfur and beyond, leaving 33 million people in need of medical care with fewer places to receive it. Médecins Sans Frontières, speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, has named this moment for what it is: a compounding catastrophe, where the failure of distant political decisions lands with mort
Sudan's healthcare system faces collapse as global funding cuts close clinics
Over 33 million people need medical assistance; 19.5 million face crisis-level food insecurity; 1,620 killed in attacks on medical facilities in 2025; pregnant women unable to access surgical delivery care; displaced populations in camps losing healthcare access.