413 people have died in Sudan fighting so far: WHO

The World Health Organization WHO said that 413 people have died in the current Sudan conflict while the UN childrens agency said children are paying a high price with at least nine reportedly killed in the fighting and more than 50 badly injured Turkish News Agency Anadolu reportedWHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told in a UN press conference that according to figures from the government in Sudan 413 people have died and 3551 injured in the conflict The fighting is part of ongoing clashes between the countrys army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces RSF She said there had been 11 verified attacks on health facilities including 10 since April 15Also Read Governments race to rescue diplomats citizens from SudanAccording 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 said Harris So this means that all those people who need care and this is not only the people whove been injured hearings terrible fighting but that the people who were needing treatment before and continuing treatment are impacted said the WHO spokesperson Anadolu reportedAt the same press conference UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said Clearly as ever the fighting takes a devastating toll on children We now have reports of at least nine children killed and at least 50 injured Those numbers will continue to rise as long as fighting continues he added Elder said large numbers of people are trapped and do not have access to electricity Anadolu reportedTheyre terrified of running out of food water and medicines he said adding One of our grave concerns is around hospitals that have come under fire Elder said Sudan already had one of the worlds highest malnutrition rates among children And weve now got a situation where critical lifesaving support for around 50000 children is at risk said the UNICEF spokespersonThe fighting also puts at risk the cold chain in Sudan including over USD 40 million worth of vaccines and insulin due to breaks in the power supply and the inability to restock generators with fuel said Elder UNICEF also has reports of children sheltering in schools and care centres while fighting rages around them and of childrens hospitals forced to evacuate as shelling moves closer Anadolu reportedElder said before the escalation in violence in Sudan the humanitarian needs of children in the country were high with threequarters of children estimated to live in extreme poverty At the same time 115 million children and community members needed emergency water and sanitation services 7 million children were out of school and more than 600000 children suffered from severe acute malnutritionFighting erupted last Saturday between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces RSF in the capital Khartoum and its surroundings Anadolu reported Sudan has been without a functioning government since October 2021 when the military dismissed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdoks transitional government and declared a state of emergency in what political forces called a coupThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever