Pregnant women in El-Fashir face death after hospitals shut down

Dozens of pregnant women in El-Fashir are facing deteriorating health conditions after the main hospitals went out of service due to the raging military conflict in the city.

Health sources told Darfur 24 that the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) targeting of El-Fashir’s health infrastructure has caused the majority of hospitals and primary healthcare centers to go out of service, exacerbating the suffering of pregnant women.

Hassan Mahmoud, a general practitioner in El-Fashir, confirmed to Darfur 24 that pregnant women, particularly those displaced in shelters, face dire conditions, leading dozens to give birth prematurely due to complications resulting from the deteriorating humanitarian situation.

He explained that more than six hospitals, including El-Fashir Teaching Hospital and the Southern Hospital, are out of service, in addition to more than 10 health centers that provided primary healthcare in the neighborhoods. These centers were completely destroyed before closing their doors to mothers.