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When conflict erupted in Sudan in April 2023, it unleashed extensive violence across the country and through the capital, Khartoum. In the aftermath, most of the hospitals are non-operational, severely lacking medical supplies and staff. The widespread destruction created the world's largest displacement crisis, with over 12 million people forced from their homes.

Today, families have begun to return to Khartoum, and entire communities face the enduring scars of conflict. The urgency for a functional healthcare system grows to restore hope and rebuild lives. Over 1.1 million pregnant women currently lack access to vital reproductive healthcare.

UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is part of the response effort to restore what has been lost. But the lifesaving care we provide — including maternal healthcare, emergency obstetric services, support for violence survivors of rape, contraception, and psychosocial care — is severely limited.

Gifts from supporters are urgently needed to rebuild these vital services for vulnerable women, girls and families returning to devastation and uncertain futures. Will you consider making a gift today to help us reach more individuals in need? [[link removed]?]

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The Ibrahim Malik Hospital has been a prominent medical training institution in Khartoum for more than 40 years, renowned for its maternal and neonatal services and emergency care. Now, the damage is so severe the facility needs to be entirely rebuilt.

Dr. Okba Doghim, the head of UNFPA Sudan's reproductive health team, told us, "As people return rapidly to Khartoum… Many hospitals remain out of service, and those still functioning face severe shortages of trained staff, essential infrastructure and medical supplies. Women and girls are bearing the brunt of this collapse."

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Dr. Doghim examines the devastated neonatal intensive care unit at the Ibrahim Malik Hospital.

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A medical record on an incubator shows that the last baby admitted to the hospital was on April 14, 2023, one day before the war broke out.

Midwife Batoul cares for mothers and newborns at Al Dayat Hospital, the largest maternity hospital in Sudan. The hospital had to temporarily relocate, but managed to continue operating. Around 30 to 40 babies are delivered each day there, down from nearly 100 per day before conflict broke out.

Batoul told us that, despite relentless mortar and artillery fire, "we never stopped working. I've been a midwife since 1998, and I will continue to support women and girls, no matter what."

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Midwife Batoul at Al Dayat Hospital

In May 2025, more than 700 women gave birth at Al Saudi Hospital with the support of trained midwives. But, due to limited capacity, three women on average now share a bed.

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At Al Saudi Hospital, women wait to give birth in rooms riddled with bullet holes.

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This baby was born at Al Saudi Hospital once her mother returned home to Khartoum after two years of displacement.

Al Dayat and Al Saudi Hospitals — both striving to operate with very little resources — have delivered hope by bringing new life into the world despite the extreme challenges. But access to services remains limited, and facilities face severe shortages.

Women, girls, newborns, midwives, and doctors urgently need your help to help restore crucial services.

You can make a profound difference for those in need. By contributing you can help restock supplies, restore healthcare services, and ensure vital reproductive care for millions who have returned home to Khartoum to find their healthcare system collapsed, with buildings burned and looted.

You can make a profound difference in rebuilding hope and bringing light back to Khartoum's hospitals. The gift you make today can help restock lifesaving reproductive health supplies, train more midwives, and rebuild essential infrastructure for tomorrow. [[link removed]?]

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Thank you for delivering not just aid, but hope for a healthier, brighter future.

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