No hospitals: How war collapsed one city's health care system
Briefly

In Sudan, Alawiya Zakaria struggles to care for her malnourished daughter, Sabba, reflecting the severe impact of the civil war on family health. With food prices soaring due to 150% inflation and community kitchens closing, families like Zakaria’s face dire food shortages and rising malnutrition. Despite the recapture of Khartoum by the army, the health system is in ruins, with all medical facilities shut down or destroyed. The humanitarian crisis intensifies as children die from starvation and mothers are left with no medical options, revealing the war's devastating toll on civilians.
Zakaria's experience illustrates the tragic consequences of war on civilians, as her daughter suffers from severe malnutrition amid skyrocketing food prices and a collapsed health system.
'There were kitchens, then about a year ago, there were none,' Zakaria reflected, highlighting how the loss of community support has exacerbated the suffering in her neighborhood.
The ongoing civil war has devastated healthcare in Khartoum, with every medical facility either shut down, looted, or destroyed, leaving vulnerable populations without access to care.
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