Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Head of WHO says “Sudan’s bloodshed must end”


(MENAFN) The head of the World Health Organization has urged an immediate halt to the ongoing conflict in Sudan after reports confirmed the killing of a physician in the war-torn city of El-Fasher.

“Sudan’s bloodshed must end,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on US social media platform X Sunday.

He expressed sorrow over the incident, stating he was “Saddened to learn of the killing of Dr Adam Ibrahim Ismail in yet another tragedy for Sudan's El-Fasher region,” and emphasized that the “WHO mourns the passing of Dr Ismail and demands an end to violence against health workers.”

Concluding his remarks, he appealed for peace, writing: “Peace is the best medicine.”
According to reports, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of El-Fasher on Oct. 26, carrying out ethnically motivated attacks amid growing concern that the offensive could deepen the country’s division.

The Sudanese army and the RSF have been engaged in a brutal power struggle since April 2023, a conflict that has resulted in thousands of deaths and forced millions from their homes.

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