Sudanese Health Minister Urges International Partners to Support Sudan’s Health System
Geneva – SUNA
Sudan’s Federal Minister of Health, Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, called on the World Health Organization, international partners, and donor agencies to support efforts aimed at rehabilitating Sudan’s health system and transitioning from emergency humanitarian response to sustainable strategic partnerships that support recovery and strengthen regional and global health security.
Addressing the ministerial session of the 79th World Health Assembly on Tuesday afternoon at the United Nations Palace in Geneva, the minister affirmed Sudan’s commitment to continuing recovery efforts and rebuilding the health system despite the major challenges imposed by the war.
He noted that Sudan is participating in the current session, held under the theme “Reshaping Global Health: A Shared Responsibility,” amid one of the most complex humanitarian and health crises in its modern history, resulting from what he described as a proxy war launched by the rebel militia against the Sudanese state and people.
The minister said the war had systematically targeted health facilities, medical personnel, and healthcare workers, in addition to destroying and looting medical institutions and supplies, causing many hospitals to go out of service and worsening humanitarian and health challenges.
Despite these circumstances, he stressed that Sudan is moving steadily toward recovery and reconstruction through rehabilitating health institutions, strengthening primary healthcare services, immunization programs, epidemiological surveillance, and emergency response systems.
He praised the resilience and professionalism of Sudanese healthcare workers — the “white army” — for continuing to perform their humanitarian and professional duties under extremely difficult conditions to ensure the continuity of life-saving health services.
The minister also announced that Sudan has adopted April 20 as a National Health Day, emphasizing health as a national priority and a key pillar for development and stability.
He further highlighted the success of national efforts and health partnerships in achieving the declaration of Sudan as free of cholera, and pointed to the national initiative launched by Prime Minister Kamil Idris toward a “Malaria-Free Sudan,” according to the Sudan News Agency.
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