Khartoum (EFE).- At least 13 hospitals have been bombed since the start of the conflict a week ago between the Sudanese Army and the Paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (FAR), while almost 71% of health centers in the of hostilities are out of service, the Sudanese Doctors Union reported today.
Yesterday, “four hospitals in the city of Al Obeid (centre) were bombed, bringing to 13 the total number of hospitals bombed and 19 subjected to forced evacuation” since the start of the conflict, the union said in its daily report.
He pointed out that “of the 79 basic hospitals in the capital and the states where the clashes take place, there are 56 hospitals that are out of service”, which represents 70.8% of the health centers located in the confrontation zones.
The rest of the hospitals are fully or partially functional – some of them only provide first aid services – and are also threatened with closure due to a lack of medical personnel, medical supplies, water and electricity, the report noted.
Ambulances attacked in Sudan
It also indicated that at least six ambulances have been attacked by the opposing forces, and “others were not allowed to pass through to transport patients and provide help.”
Since yesterday, a three-day truce has been in force for Eid el Fitr, the festivity that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, although it has not been respected.
This is the fifth humanitarian pause that has been attempted since last Saturday, but both sides have accused each other of violating them all.
At least 413 people have died and 3,551 have been injured in Sudan since the outbreak of the conflict, according to the latest count released yesterday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The fighting that began on April 15 between the Sudanese Army and the FAR arose after weeks of tension over the reform of the security forces in the negotiations to form a new transitional government.
Both forces were the architects of the joint coup that overthrew the transitional government of Sudan in October 2021.