Attacks on Health Care in Sudan, 23 July-05 August 2025

Insecurity Insight identified 622 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care in Sudan since fighting started between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023 and 16 July 2025. During these incidents, health facilities were reportedly damaged 154 times, 159 health workers were killed and 77 arrested. 66% of the incidents were attributed to the RSF.

Since May 2025, attacks on health care attributed to the RSF have increased in West Kordofan state, where conflict intensified as the RSF seized the strategic towns of El Nahud and Al Khuwayyi. In total, four incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care were reported in El Nahud city between 01 May and 14 July, during which two health centres were taken over by the RSF, with patients forcibly removed so medical staff could treat wounded RSF soldiers. In addition, two doctors and a nurse were killed, and a doctor injured. Pharmacies were looted and Nahud Teaching Hospital —already the last functioning major health facility in the area—was stripped of medical supplies.

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