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Preventing the Quiet Deaths of Sudan’s War
By Direct Relief at ReliefWeb
· June 16, 2026
· 8 min read
. By Talya Meyers When war broke out in Sudan in 2023, Dr. Wala Mahgob quickly began to see patients with hemophilia, a genetic bleeding disorder, die for lack of treatment. Medical stockpiles of clotting factor were lost to looting and outbreaks of violent conflict, said Dr. Mahgob, head of the Hem
Key takeaway Replacing them was impossible, she told Direct Relief.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 16, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 8 min
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What is this story about? . By Talya Meyers When war broke out in Sudan in 2023, Dr. Wala Mahgob quickly began to see patients with hemophilia, a genetic bleeding disorder, die for lack of treatment. Medical stockpiles of clotting factor were lost to looting and outbreaks of violent conflict, said Dr. Mahgob, head of the Hem
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