The conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces since April 2023 has killed tens of thousands and displaced approximately 13 million people, according to UN estimates.

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Armed conflict, population displacement, and access constraints in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are severely hindering contact tracing and response efforts, according to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

An Ebola-hit displacement camp and transit center in Kigonze, Bunia, was burned by soldiers searching for weapons, forcing approximately 19,000 people inside to flee

The original World Health Organization Pandemic Agreement negotiations repeatedly collided with geopolitical tensions, including wars and the United States' withdrawal from the World Health Organization.

The Sudanese Armed Forces reported repelling an attack by the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in the southeastern Blue Nile state on September 20, 2026.

The Preparatory Committee of the Sudanese Doctors' Syndicate warned that Sudan's health system is nearing collapse due to disease, poor sanitation, overcrowding, and destroyed medical infrastructure.

The Preparatory Committee of the Sudanese Doctors' Syndicate documented reproductive-health risks, food shortages, and inadequate healthcare access for pregnant women and children in Sudanese displacement camps.

Attacks and lack of security have driven the displacement and migration of Sudanese doctors, causing severe shortages of medical staff in the few operating hospitals.

In the Um Rakuba camp in Gedaref State, the number of active aid agencies dropped from 35 in 2021 to fewer than 10 by September 2026

In 2025, Sudan recorded 1,620 deaths in attacks on medical facilities, accounting for 82% of all global deaths from attacks on healthcare worldwide

The civil war that erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has killed at least 59,000 people and displaced approximately 13 million

By September 2024, the World Health Organization reported that up to 70% to 80% of health facilities in Sudan's worst-hit conflict areas were closed or barely functioning

An analysis of 150 case files by Médecins Sans Frontières showed that one in three patients experienced suicidal thoughts upon arriving at the Birmingham clinic

The Médecins Sans Frontières trauma clinic in Birmingham opened in July 2025 to provide specialized trauma-focused psychological care for refugees and asylum seekers

Médecins Sans Frontières staff reported that patients' mental health struggles are worsened by rising hostility and anti-migrant sentiment in the United Kingdom

The Médecins Sans Frontières trauma clinic in Birmingham has received over 350 referrals from the NHS and refugee organizations and conducted 521 patient consultations

An analysis of 150 case files by Médecins Sans Frontières revealed that 88% of their Birmingham clinic patients had documented experiences of violence

An Iranian asylum seeker named Azad fled Iran after participating in the late 2022 protests against the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody

After his asylum application was rejected in Germany, Azad attempted suicide before traveling to the United Kingdom on a small boat

Many patients at the Médecins Sans Frontières Birmingham clinic survived conflict, persecution, torture, and exploitation in their home countries or during migration

The UK government should fund specialized trauma care for asylum seekers