GENEVA - The World Health Organisation (WHO) expects "many more" deaths in Sudan due to outbreaks of disease and a lack of essential services amid fighting, according to its director general.
Battles between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary since mid-April have killed at least 459 people and injured more than 4,000, according to the WHO.
"On top of the number of deaths and injuries caused by the conflict itself, the WHO expects there will be many more deaths due to outbreaks, lack of access to food and water and disruptions to essential health services including immunization,"
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Tedros added that only 16 percent of health facilities were functioning in the Sudanese capital.
