WHO EMRO | Sudan | Countries
31 March 2024 – Nearly a year after conflict erupted in Sudan, close to 25 million people in the country need humanitarian assistance. Of this number, 18 million people face acute hunger – 5 million of them at emergency levels. About 3.5 million children aged under 5 years – every 7th child in Sudan – have acute malnutrition, over 710 000 of whom have severe acute malnutrition (SAM). More than 106 000 of this number suffer from SAM with medical complications and require inpatient management at stabilizatio