Saudi charity grants $5 million for kidney dialysis consumables in Sudan
The consumables will cover the needs of kidney dialysis centres for 6 months, said the acting Minister of Health Haytham Mohamed Ibrahim.
Port Sudan: Altaghyeer
Sudan's Ministry of Health on Thursday launched the distribution of the first batch of kidney
dialysis consumables provided by the Saudi King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre.
The grant, which is at the value of 5 million dollars, is implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The consumables will cover the needs of kidney dialysis centres for 6 months, said the acting Minister of Health Haytham Mohamed Ibrahim.
King Salman Centre's grant includes 233,000 doses, 60 dialysis machines, and 6 water purification units, said Director of the National Centre for Kidney Diseases and Surgery, Nazar Zulfo.
Director of WHO office in Sudan, Shibil Sahabani, has commended the Saudi grant, which he said would help in covering some of the needs of the health sector, calling for extra support.
Dialysis services for around 8000 patients in Sudan have been severely disrupted by the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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