WHO airlifts additional life-saving supplies to respond to health needs in Sudan

WHO EMRO
Jul 10, 2023

WHO airlifts additional life-saving supplies to respond to health needs in Sudan


Cairo, 10 July 2023 – A chartered flight carrying 18 metric tons of life-saving medicines and medical supplies worth US$ 560 000 arrived in Port Sudan for distribution to meet health needs amid the ongoing conflict. 

The shipment consists of essential medicines and consumables, diagnostic kits, blood bags, trauma and emergency surgery supplies, and trauma backpacks that will help health workers diagnose and treat patients.