Mideast war threatens Africa's supply of humanitarian medicine

Mideast war threatens Africa's supply of humanitarian medicine

The Middle East conflict is exacerbating tensions over the humanitarian supply of medicines in Africa, a sector already severely impacted by funding cuts, with nonprofits warning of emptying shelves.

How war in the Middle East is disrupting medical supply chains

The impact of the geopolitical disruption is starting to tell on global supply chains for medicines and key chemicals for the pharmaceutical industry.

Sudan faces medicine shortages as conflict disrupts routes

Sudan is already feeling the strain of disrupted medicine supplies, as conflict-driven shocks ripple across Africa’s fragile and overstretched healthcare networks. “We’re already seeing it in Sudan, we’re already seeing it in the DRC and it’s starting to become apparent in most countries,” Rodrigue Alitanou, director of operations for medical NGO Alima said. Rising tensions linked to the Middle East conflict are intensifying pressure on medical …

Middle East Conflict Disrupts Medicine Supply to Africa

Rising tensions in the Middle East are threatening the steady flow of humanitarian medicines to Africa, compounding an already fragile healthcare situation across the continent, aid organisations have warned. Non-governmental groups say the ongoing crisis is disrupting key supply routes and driving up transportation costs, particularly through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for global trade linking Asia and Africa. The situat…