Sudanese Doctors: Systematic Bombing of Medical Facilities in Dilling Causes Health Sector’s Near-Total Collapse

Sudanhorizon – Agencies
The Sudanese Doctors Network has condemned the repeated bombing of health facilities in Dilling, South Kordofan State, by the Rapid Support Forces militias and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) faction led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu, in a clear violation of international laws.
The network stated that this has resulted in a large number of medical facilities in the city being rendered inoperable, including the teaching hospital, despite attempts to partially reopen it. The Al-Toumat Referral Hospital has also remained out of service for some time.
In a press statement, Saturday, the network said that the Military Hospital was completely destroyed, and the Umm Bakhita Hospital is now limited to providing maternity services only. The bombing has also forced the majority of health centers, estimated at around 10, to close, including centers providing nutrition and reproductive health services.
The statement read the network confirms that this systematic targeting has led to a near-total collapse of the city’s health system, with a severe shortage of medical personnel, a lack of medicines, equipment, and medical supplies, and the breakdown of radiology equipment, which urgently needs repair.
It added that the few functioning facilities are suffering from a critical shortage of basic medical consumables, such as dressings for the injured, making the provision of healthcare extremely difficult and placing thousands of civilians, especially women and children, at real risk due to the absence of life-saving services.
The Sudanese Doctors Network called for an immediate halt to the targeting of health facilities and urged the opening of safe and urgent humanitarian corridors to ensure the delivery of medical supplies and personnel to Dilling. It also appealed to international, regional, and humanitarian organizations to take immediate action to provide the necessary support and rehabilitate health institutions, thereby contributing to saving thousands of lives and mitigating the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the city.
The Berlin Conference, in its statement – the “Berlin Principles on Sudan” – issued at the end of April, emphasized the importance of protecting civilians and treating them humanely at all times, including women and girls who remain at high risk of sexual and gender-based violence. The freedom of movement of civilians must be respected, including those seeking safety, humanitarian assistance, or voluntarily returning to their homes.
The statement said the participants emphasized the importance of protecting civilian infrastructure and that it must not be targeted under any circumstances. They said: “We strongly condemn attacks on infrastructure, including, but not limited to, hospitals, schools, places of worship, markets, diplomatic missions, humanitarian compounds and centers, and energy infrastructure.”

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