People in parts of West Darfur state, Sudan, have been left without all essential healthcare services after a fresh wave of violence started on 24 April around Kreneik town, with fighting reported in El Genina. In both locations, teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supported the two main health facilities. Four days after the attacks, the situation remains fragile and tense, and our teams continue to hear the occasional shots being fired.

Violence and shooting also took place within healthcare facilities, with four hospital staff killed and a number of patients and staff flee in fear for their lives. Our team was informed that all patients had fled; including mothers who had their children on oxygen, interrupting their treatment and fleeing with them.

“The inpatient department was full of patients, as well as the outpatient department and triage area,” says Emily Wambugu, MSF Project Medical Referent working in El Geneina Teaching Hospital at the time of the attack. “There were approximately 200 people waiting for consultations.”