Only one in four health facilities in Sudan’s capital city are fully operational, leaving millions without access to critical care.

This presents an especially dire crisis for the 219,000 pregnant women in Khartoum who are preparing to give birth at a time when it’s extremely hazardous to seek essential pre-birth care, safe delivery services, or postnatal support.

Even in dangerous conditions, UNFPA-supported midwives are traveling to remote regions to deliver lifesaving care before, during, and after childbirth. But they’re running out of critical resources — fast.

“We have a severe lack of supplies in Khartoum, especially oxytocin and umbilical clips. Although services continue for the time being, we are praying for more supplies to arrive soon,” said Jamila, a midwife working in a UNFPA-supported health center.

Emergency gifts from supporters like you are urgently needed with medical necessities, like blood and oxygen, running low, and a fuel shortage threatening hospitals to suspend emergency maternal health services.

There have also been distressing reports of newborns dying due to a lack of oxygen during electricity blackouts. Stories like these will multiply without your help.

Please: Rush in an emergency gift to support pregnant women living in warzones with critical supplies, resources, and lifesaving care. The situation in Sudan is worsening, so millions of women and girls are counting on your support.

Thank you for taking action. We cannot stop thinking of the women and girls whose needs are too often overlooked during times of conflict.

— USA for UNFPA