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Médecins Sans Frontières suspends surgery at Khartoum hospital after Sudanese military blocks supplies
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MSF said it had been refused permission to transport supplies from warehouses in Wad Madani, in Al Jazirah state, to hospitals in the south of the capital since 8 September.
The charity said on Thursday that medication and materials at Bashair teaching hospital have now run out and the team could no longer perform trauma surgery or caesarean sections.
Majeed said that since mid-May, the hospital’s emergency room had received nearly 5,000 patients and MSF’s team has performed more than 3,000 surgical procedures.
Michiel Hofman, MSF operations coordinator for Sudan, said that after weeks of disruption and discussions, on 1 October, the military authorities in Wad Madani, about 85 miles from Khartoum, informed the charity they would no longer allow the transportation of any surgical supplies to hospitals in the south of the capital.
“Despite repeated engagements with the health authorities since, these critical supplies remain blocked and stocks in the hospital are now depleted.
The news comes as humanitarian officials say the widening conflict in Sudan has left them trying to “plan for the apocalypse” as aid supply lines are disrupted and more people are displaced internally and across the country’s borders.
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