Sudan is experiencing one of the world’s largest food security emergencies, with nearly 19.5 million people—approximately 40% of the population—facing acute food insecurity. The escalating conflict has devastated healthcare infrastructure, leaving only 20-30% of health facilities functional across the country. This collapse in medical services coincides with a nutritional crisis of unprecedented scale: 3.7 million children under five are acutely malnourished, while 755,000 face severe acute malnutrition that poses an immediate threat to their survival. UNICEF’s latest assessment underscores the dire situation, with famine conditions now spreading to multiple regions including Darfur and Kordofan states. The destruction of agricultural systems, with production declining 70% from pre-conflict levels, compounds the crisis. Experts warn that without urgent international humanitarian intervention, mortality rates will continue to rise across vulnerable populations. Read the full article on GMJ Newsroom.
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