days ago that he would agree to talks only after a full ceasefire had been implemented. The RSF has made no public announcement of its willingness to join negotiations.
“The scale and speed of what is unfolding is unprecedented in Sudan,” said Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the UN secretary general. The hospital initially reopened only for emergencies, treating bullet wounds and injuries from shrapnel, but began to receive people giving birth, and cases of kidney failure and diabetes. “Sometimes I say I’d prefer to die from a rocket strike rather than failing to help a patient who dies due to lack of access to medicines,” said El-Hassan.
Citizens across the capital described how relatives had died in their homes due to being unable to access basic medical care. A 33-year-old woman died of dengue fever last week when her family were unable to locate a functioning hospital in Omdurman. One facility in the area reopened and then closed after it was shelled, killing one person and injuring 11 others.
She said the situation was critical in Khartoum as well as in the Darfur region, where a major teaching hospital in West Darfur was forced to close due to ongoing fighting and looting. “It’s what we feared and are now witnessing in Khartoum. Hospitals are functioning without water and electricity there, fuel prices are skyrocketing and so there are acute shortages of fuel which means issues with generators and water pumps.