Sudan: Health needs in Darfur far exceed available resources

Country: Sudan Source: World Health Organization 7 October 2026, Khartoum, Sudan – WHO is calling for an urgent increase in resources to meet growing humanitarian health needs in Darfur, alongside safe, sustained and unhindered humanitarian access to enable health partners to scale up the response. Health and humanitarian needs across Darfur far exceed the resources currently available to respond, particularly in Tawila, where more than 700 000 displaced people are facing severe gaps in health,