In the midst of devastating civil war, Sudan’s Health Minister, Dr. Heitham M.I. Awadalla, shares his experiences and the tireless efforts to maintain the country’s fragile health system.
For Direct Relief, which delivers donated medicine and medical supplies for people in Yemen and Sudan – two of the world’s most troubled and impoverished countries – avoiding the Red Sea is not an option.
UNFPA-trained midwives are assisting pregnant women in Sudan despite ongoing violence that has crippled most health services. They provide critical care, often going directly to women’s homes when hospitals are inaccessible.
The new results from Sudan, the country with the most documented mycetoma cases in the world, offer hope to patients who have suffered decades of neglect.