Samaritan's Purse began receiving patients at our new medical facility in the North African nation on Dec. 25, bringing hope and healing to some of the millions displaced by civil war.
Samaritan’s Purse opened an Emergency Field Hospital in southeast Sudan on Christmas Day to treat those displaced by armed conflict. After rapidly setting up the facility, our Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) members are now providing obstetric care to women from nearby displacement camps.
A DART member walks through a completed ward of our emergency field hospital in Sudan.
Since April 2023, an unrelenting and suffocating civil war in Sudan has displaced over 10 million people. While some have fled to surrounding nations, the majority of Sudanese have sought refuge within more stable areas of the country. As this influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) overwhelms parts of the nation—and as warring factions make certain areas inaccessible—Sudan finds itself mired in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
In Gedaref alone, where our hospital is located, there are an estimated 3 million IDPs. With medical aid largely unavailable and local hospitals overrun, the Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital serves as a beacon of hope for the thousands of hurting families forced out of their homes by war.
The hospital’s operating room will primarily perform Caesarean sections for expecting mothers.
Our hospital will offer lifesaving resources for the hurting people of Sudan, including Caesarean sections for expecting mothers, OB/GYN care, and necessary medicine, nutrition, and hydration resources. The hospital, capable of operating 24 hours a day, can treat up to 36 inpatients at a time and is equipped with a fully-functioning operating room.
Samaritans’ Purse also continues to provide vital aid to other locations in Sudan. Pray that the Lord would bring relief, comfort, and strength to the millions of suffering people in Sudan. Pray also for our DART members working in Sudan as they provide this essential medical care in Jesus’ Name.
