(Health): Hospital Closes, Operations Stall In Conflict-Torn Sudan

The Alban El Jadeed Hospital and the Sudanese Doctors Union have decided to close the hospital's doors "to preserve the safety of staff and volunteers".

The hospital's emergency room said a number of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) members assaulted a doctor while she was on duty. RSF cadres also opened fire in front of the hospital to intimidate and threaten all volunteers, workers and medical staff inside the hospital, the statement said.

Medical supplies are running critically low in Sudan, and last week, Médecins Sans Frontières announced the suspension of surgical procedures at Bashayer Teaching Hospital in southern Khartoum, due to a critical shortage of necessary supplies.

It has been six months since fighting flared up between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that operated under ousted leader Omar al-Bashir for 30 years.

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