February 14, 2024 (GENEVA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a stark warning today, calling the health situation in Sudan a “perfect storm” brewing due to looming hunger and rampant disease.

Concerns are rising that the upcoming lean season could trigger catastrophic hunger in vulnerable areas.

In a briefing to the media in Geneva on Wednesday, Peter Graaff, WHO’s Acting Representative in Sudan stated that the ongoing crisis is compounded by the synergistic relationship between malnutrition and disease.