Sudan is facing the risk of 'major disease outbreaks,' with medics reporting 'thousands of corpses' decomposing in the streets of the capital as morgues are stretched to 'breaking point,' health officials say.
had previously warned that the nation's health-care system was in danger of collapse as a combination of power and water outages, shortages of health workers and attacks on healthcare facilities by armed militias push the system to the brink.
A Sudanese officer speaks to civilians recruited by the army as they take part in a military training in the Kassinger area of Sudan's Northern State on August 9, 2023.by the U.N. due to rising malnutrition and outbreaks of disease between 15 May and 17 July. Since the start of the conflict in Sudan, about 80% of Sudan's main hospitals have gone out of service, the remainder operating at partial capacity.
He added, "Where hospitals are still open, they are stretched beyond capacity and nearly non-functional due to staff fatigue and a lack of supplies."
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