US EditionSudan: Over 60 Killed in Strike on Hospital, WHO Says
The March 20 attack killed 64 people including 13 children and staff, worsening Sudan's health crisis amid over 2,000 assaults on medical facilities since conflict began.
- A strike on the Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, killed at least 64 people, including 13 children, the World Health Organization reported on Saturday. Nearly 90 others were wounded and the facility was rendered non-functional.
- The Emergency Lawyers group attributed the strike to a Sudanese army drone. The hospital is located in Daein, a region under the control of the Rapid Support Forces amid the ongoing civil war.
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, condemned the attack, stating, "Health care should never be a target." He noted the incident raises the death toll from assaults on health facilities to over 2,000 during the conflict.
- The World Health Organization plans to scale up capacity at other health facilities to treat patients affected by the hospital's disruption. This closure cripples emergency services for communities already facing a severe humanitarian crisis.
- International humanitarian law prohibits attacks on medical staff and health establishments during armed conflict, yet the Sudan civil war has displaced up to 14 million people and killed up to 250,000. The hospital strike exemplifies ongoing violations amid the humanitarian emergency.
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The University Hospital of El Daein, now out of service, is the care centre for more than 2 million people.
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WHO condemns deadly hospital attack in war-torn Sudan
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday reported a devastating attack on Al Deain Teaching Hospital in Sudan that resulted in numerous deaths and injuries among individuals and healthcare workers. The March 20 attack in in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, killed over 64 people, including 13 children, nurses, a doctor, and patients. Eighty-nine people were additionally injured and significant damage was inflicted to the hospital’s pediatr…
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