The attack on Al Daein Teaching Hospital in Darfur has rendered the facility non-functional, the WHO has reported
A strike on a hospital in Sudan has left at least 64 people dead and 89 others injured, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, calling for an end to the ongoing civil war in the African state.
The casualties included at least 13 children, as well as medical staff and patients at Al Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X on Sunday.
The attack on Friday damaged key departments, including the pediatric, maternity and emergency units, and rendered the facility non-functional, Ghebreyesus said.
He said the WHO has documented 213 attacks on healthcare facilities, in which 2,036 people have been killed since the war erupted nearly three years ago.
“Enough blood has been spilled. Enough suffering has been inflicted. The time has come to de-escalate the conflict in Sudan and ensure the protection of civilians, health workers, and humanitarians,” Ghebreyesus said.
The fighting has displaced millions and created what aid organizations have described as one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises, with widespread shortages of medical care and essential services.
.@WHO has verified yet another attack on health care in #Sudan. This time, Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck, killing at least 64 people, including 13 children, two female nurses, one male doctor, and multiple patients.
Responsibility for the latest strike has remained disputed. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of carrying out the attack.
The military dismissed the allegations in a statement on Saturday, saying its forces are committed to upholding international law and norms.
“Attacking service and healthcare facilities is a consistent approach and a daily practice carried out by this terrorist militia [RSF], which has committed massacres in El Fasher, as well as crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing,” the SAF stated.
The army accused the paramilitary fighters of bombing hospitals in El-Obeid, Dilling, Kadugli, Um Rawaba, Rahad, and Al-Dabba, killing hundreds of patients and medical personnel, and of targeting water and electricity facilities in El-Obeid, Kosti, Khartoum, and Merowe.
