
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is considering ending its operations in Khartoum, Sudan, following a series of targeted attacks on its workers. The most recent incident occurred when armed men stopped a convoy delivering medical supplies to the Turkish Hospital in the southern part of the capital. The MSF team was physically assaulted, beaten, and whipped, and one of their vehicles was stolen. The driver’s life was threatened during the attack. MSF has expressed concerns about the safety of its work at the Turkish Hospital and stated that its presence there is in “serious jeopardy” without guarantees of security. Christophe Garnier, MSF’s emergencies manager for Sudan, emphasized that the lives of their staff should not be put at risk while carrying out life-saving work. If incidents like this continue to occur and obstruct their ability to deliver supplies, MSF may have to withdraw from the Turkish Hospital. MSF supports both operating hospitals in southern Khartoum, and their departure would leave very few international charities working in the country. As the conflict between the army and a paramilitary force persists, medical facilities in Khartoum are struggling to treat wounded patients. Since April, MSF has treated over 1,600 war-wounded patients in the capital.