21 November 2023 – The conflict that has escalated in Sudan since 15 April 2023 has plunged the country into an unprecedented health crisis. Over 70% of hospitals in conflict-affected states are nonfunctional or only partially operational, and those facilities that are functional are overwhelmed.

To meet the growing demand for health services, WHO and the state ministries of health of 8 states launched 21 mobile clinics in August 2023. These provide primary health care to displaced people and host communities in areas where health facilities are nonfunctional or inaccessible. The mobile clinics work close to sites that host internally displaced people, operating out of available structures such as schools, health bureaus, and clinics that had previously been closed, and even in the shade of trees.