Over 40 Hospitals, 244 Health Centres Reopen in Khartoum After Conflict Damage

Over 40 hospitals and 244 health centres in Khartoum have reopened after being damaged or destroyed during Sudan’s conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The war, which began in April 2023, forced about 70% of hospitals out of service, with looting and destruction causing losses exceeding $500 million. Despite ongoing challenges, medicine availability and drug coverage have improved in 2025, while millions remain displaced and healthcare needs continue to rise

More than 40 hospitals and 244 health centres in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, have now returned to service after being severely damaged or destroyed during the country’s ongoing conflict, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the Sudan Doctors Network, a local medical organization monitoring the situation. The network reported that these healthcare facilities are now operational out of a total of 120 hospitals and 288 health centres that had been damaged amid heavy fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The statement highlighted the extensive losses suffered by Khartoum’s health sector during the first year of the war, when roughly 70% of hospitals were either fully or partially taken out of service due to shelling, looting, and critical shortages of medical supplies. More than 120 public and private hospitals were looted, which severely disrupted healthcare services and drastically reduced the capital’s capacity to meet the growing medical needs of its population.
The network emphasized that essential reference infrastructure sustained particularly heavy damage, including the National Public Health Laboratory and the Central Blood Bank. Major referral centres across Khartoum were also knocked out of service, directly affecting critical medical functions such as diagnostic services and blood transfusions. These disruptions significantly increased the risk of treatment delays, particularly for patients requiring urgent or emergency care.
In May 2025, the Sudanese army announced that it had regained full control of Khartoum State and cleared it of RSF forces. Despite this, the Sudan Doctors Network reported that the National Medical Supplies Fund had suffered losses exceeding $500 million during the conflict. These losses included the destruction and looting of warehouses stocked with essential medicines and medical consumables, damage to administrative offices, and the loss of transport fleets that were critical for distributing supplies across the country.
Despite the devastating impact, there have been some improvements in medical services during 2025. Coverage of essential drugs increased to 80%, while overall medicine availability reached 88%, compared with less than 40% the previous year. This progress indicates a partial recovery of healthcare services, although many challenges remain.
The report also provided a broader overview of the ongoing conflict. Of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF currently controls all five states of the Darfur region in the west, with the exception of some northern parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. The Sudanese army, in contrast, retains authority over most areas of the remaining 13 states in the south, north, east, and central regions, including Khartoum.
The war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has led to a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Thousands of people have been killed, and millions have been displaced from their homes, placing immense strain on remaining healthcare infrastructure and social services. The partial reopening of hospitals and health centres in Khartoum represents a small but important step toward restoring essential medical care in the capital, even as the country continues to face widespread destruction and ongoing conflict in other regions.