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Sudan's Hunger Catastrophe: 25 Million Starving — Crisis World Can't Ignore, WHO Warns
Sudan's Hunger Catastrophe: 25 Million Starving — Crisis World Can't Ignore, WHO Warns
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Sudan's Hunger Catastrophe: 25 Million Starving — Crisis World Can't Ignore, WHO Warns 27.05.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Sudan's Hunger Catastrophe: 25 Million Starving — Crisis World Can't Ignore, WHO Warns"Health is a human right — even in war," WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Hanan Balkhy stated.Why does the situation in Sudan demand urgent attention?⦁ out of the 25 million people starving, 770,000 are children at risk of severe malnutrition;⦁ 167 confirmed attacks on health facilities have killed over 1,120 people;⦁ drones strike Port Sudan and other aid corridors;⦁ cholera, polio, measles, dengue, malaria are spreading fast — immunization rates collapsed.The WHO urgently calls for sustained support, unimpeded humanitarian access, and an immediate end to attacks on civilians and health care facilities in Sudan.
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Sudan's Hunger Catastrophe: 25 Million Starving — Crisis World Can't Ignore, WHO Warns
"Health is a human right — even in war," WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Hanan Balkhy stated.
Why does the situation in Sudan demand urgent attention?⦁ out of the 25 million people starving,
770,000 are children at risk of severe malnutrition;
⦁
167 confirmed attacks on health facilities have killed
over 1,120 people;
⦁ drones strike
Port Sudan and other aid corridors;
⦁ cholera, polio, measles, dengue, malaria are spreading fast — immunization rates collapsed.
The WHO urgently calls for sustained support, unimpeded humanitarian access, and an immediate end to attacks on civilians and health care facilities in Sudan.
