Dr. David Kahindi, MSF’s medical coordinator for several projects in South Sudan, including Aweil.

Medical data from Aweil State Hospital shows increases of 30 per cent for neonatal admissions, and 90 per cent for inpatient therapeutic feeding centres in the first half of 2026 compared to last year. The number of complicated births has also increased by more than 30 per cent.

David says: ““The story this data is telling us is that women have gone to nearest facility, that was not functional, and they spent many hours traveling to get to care.”