Overview

• The WHO said over 40 people died in the weekend assault on Al Mujlad Hospital, including children and health-care workers.
• WHO’s Sudan office reported six children and five medics among the dead and described extensive damage to the facility.
• Human rights group Emergency Lawyers alleged an army drone strike caused the blast but estimated nine fatalities, underscoring contested casualty figures.
• Al Mujlad Hospital is located near the front line in West Kordofan where the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have clashed since April 2023.
• WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the attack and urged an end to strikes on health infrastructure.