Sudan and World Health Organization step up the country’s preparedness for potential Ebola outbreak
A subsequent session will extend the training to other states with cross-border links to neighboring countries, including Red Sea, White Nile, Blue Nile and Gadaref.
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To address that, the World Health Organization and the Federal Ministry of Health have launched a seven-day long training-of-trainers in Khartoum City, on the clinical management of Ebola cases.
The training also addressed the infection prevention and control (IPC) in Ebola treatment centers as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Sudan’s preparedness for Ebola virus disease (EVD).
The sessions, combining lectures with practical, hands-on exercises, brings together 85 frontline health care workers and other personnel, including 50 doctors and nurses and 35 cleaning, support and administrative staff from health facilities in Khartoum State, and from Khartoum Airport.
A subsequent session will extend the training to other states with cross-border links to neighbouring countries, including Red Sea, White Nile, Blue Nile and Gadaref.
Federal Minister of Health Dr Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim noted that the workshop fits within the framework of strengthening the health system’s preparedness capacity to respond to emergencies and epidemics and expressed his appreciation to WHO for its role in strengthening Sudan’s health system and supporting emergency preparedness efforts.
The training follows recommendations from a July 2026 assessment mission by infectious disease experts from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.
The mission assessed Sudan’s preparedness and identified priority areas for strengthening prevention, detection and response capacities.
“There is currently no Ebola transmission in Sudan, and the risk assessment for Sudan remains low,” said WHO Representative in Sudan Dr Abdinasir Abubakar.
“However, given cross-border population movements and the ongoing transmission of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, strengthening preparedness and response capacities is critical to protecting the health of Sudan’s people.”
As part of its support to Sudan’s Ebola preparedness, WHO has supported the strengthening of laboratory capacity, including through the delivery of Ebola laboratory kits and provision of technical guidance to upgrade a mobile laboratory van for Ebola testing, enhanced surveillance at points of entry and worked with national authorities to identify health facilities and referral pathways for the management of any suspected or confirmed cases.
World Health Organization will continue to work closely with the Federal Ministry of Health and other partners to support access to personal protective equipment for health care workers and laboratory staff, strengthen surveillance, including at points of entry, enhance early detection and diagnosis and reinforce overall preparedness and response capacities.
The WHO support to the training is provided through the outbreak preparedness and response and system strengthening components of the African Development Bank-funded Sudan Health Emergency and Infrastructure Project (SHEIP) which WHO is implementing in 13 states across Sudan.
WHO support to Sudan’s EVD preparedness is also funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and Monaco Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
