Sudan, Egypt boost health cooperation as Khartoum faces humanitarian strain
Sudan and Egypt have agreed to expand cooperation in healthcare as Sudan’s conflict-driven humanitarian crisis deepens
KHARTOUM, Sudan (MNTV) – Sudan and Egypt have agreed to expand cooperation in healthcare as Sudan’s conflict-driven humanitarian crisis deepens.
Sudan’s Health Minister Haitham Ibrahim Awadallah met his Egyptian counterpart Khaled Abdel Ghaffar in Cairo to discuss emergency support, epidemic control, and capacity-building in Sudan’s health sector.
Egypt pledged to provide 200,000 boxes of infant formula, 200 oxygen cylinders, and technical assistance in primary care and pharmaceuticals.
The countries also reviewed their joint initiative to treat Sudanese kidney patients in Egypt, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center.
A new Egyptian medical convoy will soon travel to Osman Digna Hospital in Port Sudan to deliver specialized care. Both sides agreed to draft updated cooperation protocols to develop Sudan’s health services and enhance technical collaboration.
Awadallah thanked Egypt for its continued support, stressing the need for sustained coordination between the two ministries.
Sudan’s healthcare system remains under severe strain, with shortages of supplies and personnel amid ongoing conflict and mass displacement.
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