At least 600 medical personnel have been killed or injured in Sudan since the outbreak of war in April 2023, the preliminary committee of the Sudanese Doctors Union said on Tuesday.

The figures underscore the mounting risks for healthcare workers as the conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) nears its third year.

Adiba Ibrahim Al-Sayed, a member of the union’s preliminary committee and an internal medicine specialist, told Sudan Tribune that the committee recorded 222 deaths among medical staff while on duty. Another 378 personnel have been wounded between April 15, 2023, and March 2026.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it had documented 2,036 deaths during 213 attacks on healthcare facilities throughout the conflict. More than 720 people, including medical staff, were injured in those incidents, according to the agency.

Al-Sayed said more than 2,000 hospitals and health centres have been destroyed during the war. The destruction has triggered a collapse of the country’s health sector, leaving millions without access to basic medical care.

The WHO said it is working with local partners to mitigate the shortages by supporting alternative health facilities and providing essential medicines and trauma supplies.

Sudan’s healthcare system remains under severe strain. Road closures and ongoing fighting across several states have blocked the delivery of life-saving supplies and crippled disease prevention and monitoring programs.