Death toll in Sudan conflict rises to over 400, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). According to figures from the Sudanese government, 413 people have been killed and 3,551 have been injured so far.
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The UN children’s agency said that children are paying a high price, with at least nine reportedly killed in the fighting so far and more than 50 badly injured, reported Turkish news agency Anadolu.
Margaret Harris, WHO spokesperson, informed in a UN press conference. It is mentioned the ongoing fighting is a part of clashes between the African nation’s army and the Rapid Support Forces.
Margaret Harris said, ”According to the Ministry of Health in Sudan, the number of health facilities that have stopped working is 20. And also, according to Ministry of Health numbers, the number of health facilities at risk of stopping is 12.”
”So this means that all those people who need care, and this is not only the people who’ve been injured hearings, terrible fighting, but that the people who were needing treatment before and continuing treatment,” Harris said further.