Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital

Further deadly violence in Sudan’s besieged Al Fasher city has forced a major hospital to shut over the weekend after soldiers stormed the facility, prompting alarm on Monday from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) about the serious impact on sick and injured patients.

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Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital

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