Sudan: Emergency aid team trains remaining hospital staff

Cologne/Port Sudan. In Sudan, torn apart by war between RSF paramilitaries and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), healthcare has also virtually collapsed. Up to 80% of healthcare facilities are no longer operational, and even hospitals-such as the one recently attacked in al-Fashir-are under threat. There is a severe shortage of medical professionals. To address this crisis, Malteser International is deploying a seven-member team of experts to Port Sudan. Their mission: to train the remaining healthcare staff, many of whom have only minimal qualifications. The humanitarian situation is catastrophic. Around 30 million people, more than half the population, are currently dependent on humanitarian aid.

"The situation in health care facilities is appalling. As violence forces skilled personnel to flee, hospitals are relying on staff who lack proper training. To ensure patients in Port Sudan receive better care, our volunteer paramedics, nurses, and a doctor will train approximately 200 healthcare workers,” explains Edo Lihic, head of Malteser International’s emergency aid operation in Sudan. 

The training will focus on life-saving skills such as resuscitation, treating severe injuries, and managing fractures. Lihic visited the region weeks ago to assess needs and coordinate this emergency response with the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization. The operation is supported by Aktion Deutschland Hilft, Germany’s Relief Coalition.

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Edo Lihic, head of operations for the Sudan emergency relief effort at Malteser International, is available for interviews and sound bites.
Contact: +49 (0)221 9822-7181, katharina.Kiecol@malteser-international.org