The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, a civil society group pivotal in the revolution that ousted former president Omar al-Bashir, said attacks on medical teams by security forces and civilians had become a common phenomenon, especially in emergency units when security of health personnel is paramount.
Earlier in April, the medical director for Jebel Aulia Hospital in the capital, Khartoum, had to close after its entire team of doctors went on strike following a confrontation.
"Hospitals are not equipped properly, there is almost a lack of everything: lifesaving drugs, medical devices and staff," Dr Hameda Zakria Omer from the Police Hospital in Khartoum said.
"There is no PPE for all medical staff in almost all hospitals, except for those working in emergency departments, all others deal with patients only with surgical masks, including those working in the high-risk ICU (Intensive Care Unit)," Dr Hameda Zakria said.
Central Committee Doctors agree that the greatest medical challenge they are currently facing may not be the Coronavirus as such, but the lack of medical staff available in hospitals across the country.
