South Sudan: MSF Permanently Closes Hospital, Ends Support to 13 Health Facilities After Violent Looting

Medical charity shuts South Sudan hospital after attacks

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Violent looting prompts permanent closure of MSF hospital in Ulang, South Sudan

Violent looting prompts permanent closure of MSF hospital in Ulang, South Sudan The closure of the hospital and cessation of MSF’s support to 13 facilities has left an area spanning more than 124 miles without any secondary health care facility. Leila Rafei June 10 2025, 10:50am MSF suspended all medical services on April 14, 2025 after armed individuals forced their way into the hospital and its offices, threatened staff and patients, and vio…

South Sudan: MSF Permanently Closes Hospital, Ends Support to 13 Health Facilities After Violent Looting

Juba -- Due to safety and security concerns, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has decided to permanently close its hospital in Ulang, Upper Nile State, as well as withdraw its support to 13 primary health facilities in the county. MSF suspended all its medical services on 14 April 2025 after armed individuals forced their way into the hospital and its offices, threatened both staff and patients, and violently looted and destroyed property througho…

Violent looting prompts permanent closure of MSF hospital in Ulang, South Sudan - South Sudan

News and Press Release in English on South Sudan about Health and Protection and Human Rights; published on 10 Jun 2025 by MSF

MSF shuts South Sudan hospital after violent looting

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has shut its hospital in Ulang, Upper Nile State, after armed looters destroyed the facility in April. The attack left the hospital “completely destroyed” and inoperable, with staff threatened and $150,000 worth of medicine looted, MSF said. The closure leaves one of South Sudan’s most remote and volatile regions without any functioning secondary health facility. “The extensive losses from the looting have left us w…

MSF permanently closes Ulang health facilities over looting, insecurity

The hospital, which served as the backbone of healthcare for over 150,000 people, was reduced to ruins in an attack in April this year By Aguok Chok Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has announced the permanent closure of its hospital in Ulang County, Upper Nile State, and withdrawal of support from 13 primary health facilities in the region. This decision follows a violent attack on April 14, 2025, where armed individuals stormed the hospital, thr…