The Sudan Family Planning Association (SFPA) was established in 1965 by pioneers in obstetrics and gynaecology in response to increases in maternal, neonatal and infant mortality and morbidity. As the statistics show, Sudan is a country in great need of frontline sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Advocacy, and undertaking information, education and communication (IEC) programmes are critical.
Sudan has a long record of generously hosting refugees. At the beginning of 2023, Sudan was the second largest asylum country in Africa with over 1.11 million refugees. Most of these people came from nearby countries including South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Chad, Syria, and Yemen. But now, Sudan is the origin of one of the world’s largest refugee crises. The descent into war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital Khartoum on 15 April has already displaced nearly 2 million people, according to the UN. While security issues and bureaucratic hurdles have prevented the majority of humanitarian aid from reaching innocent refugees and internally-displaced Sudanese people, local organizations and volunteers continue to shoulder most of the relief work.
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