5568 patients in Sudan benefit from dialysis services through King Salman Aid
A $5 million grant from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre is supporting the WHO in providing dialysis services to over 5,500 patients in Sudan. The project has supplied essential medical equipment and consumables to maintain treatment amid ongoing conflict.
Why it matters
This intervention is critical for preventing a health collapse in Sudan, where conflict has severely restricted access to life-saving kidney failure treatments.
A US$ 5 million grant from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre is reported to be helping the World Health Organization in sustaining uninterrupted dialysis services for 5568 patients.
The services are conducted in 62 operational dialysis centers across 12 states of Sudan.
Through the project, the World Health Organization (WHO) procured and installed 60 dialysis machines, 60 dialysis chairs and six water treatment units, providing 230,000 dialysis sessions, essential medicines and medical supplies.
The support sustained lifesaving treatment while strengthening dialysis capacity through long-term investments in essential equipment.
Patients with kidney failure require at least 2 dialysis sessions each week to survive.
The conflict that began in April 2023 severely disrupted dialysis services, which had been concentrated in Khartoum, forcing many patients to travel within Sudan or abroad to access treatment.
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