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A brutal attack on Al Mujlad Hospital in West Kordofan has left over forty dead, including children and medical staff, in one of the deadliest assaults on a medical facility since the war began in April 2023. WHO chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus condemned the attack as ‘appalling’; it is not yet clear whether the army or the RSF was responsible. The fighting between the two sides has deepened a crisis which has left millions displaced and malnourished. Al Mujlad was the area’s only functioning hospital, and its loss intensifies the plight of communities already grappling with disease, famine, and displacement. Humanitarian organisations have warned that children bear the greatest toll, with rising malnutrition and exposure to exploitation. As Sudan’s war enters its third year, the call from global health leaders is clear: the targeting of hospitals and health workers must end immediately to prevent further humanitarian catastrophe.