South Sudan’s Conflict Escalates

Consequences of attacks on health care in South Sudan

Consequences of attacks on health care in South Sudan Recent incidents of looting, gunfire, and the bombing of MSF’s hospital in Old Fangak have left communities with few options for care. Leila Rafei May 9 2025, 10:45am In January this year, two Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) boats in South Sudan were fired upon as they crossed a river, forcing MSF to make the difficult decision to suspend our outreach activities due t…

South Sudan’s Conflict Escalates

A deadly hospital bombing raises fears that the country has returned to civil war.

South Sudan: Hospital Bombing Deepens Bleak Situation for War-Weary South Sudanese

Aid teams in South Sudan warned on Tuesday that repeated attacks on healthcare including the bombing of a hospital in eastern Jonglei state at the weekend are just the latest of the "multiple vulnerabilities" the country's people face.

Norway says air attack on MSF hospital in Fangak is 'unacceptable'

OLSO, (Eye Radio) – The Kingdom of Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has expressed deep concern about airstrikes targeting a hospital run by medical charity (MSF) and civilians areas in Fangak County in Jonglei State, while urging leaders to protect civilians and health workers. The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in a press released on May 3 that the hospital providing healthcare to tens of thousands of civilians in Old Fangak was attack…

“I didn't think that this hospital was going to be bombed” - Radio Tamazuj

David Charo Kahindi, MSF’s Medical Coordinator in South Sudan, was in Old Fangak the day the hospital was bombed. He was part of the team that extinguished the fire and treated and evacuated the wounded patients. Here, he describes what happened. “I had no words to explain to the patients that the hospital was no longer safe for them.” I was awakened by the bombing at around 04:50 on Saturday morning. I could hear helicopters flying overhead and…

– The military attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital is unacceptable and is cutting off medical access for thousands of civilians. I am particularly concerned about the developments in South Sudan, says Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.