Sudan: Child Vaccinations Plummet As Sudan's Health Crisis Deepens
Friday, 18 July 2025 () [Dabanga] Khartoum / El Geneina -- Sudan's childhood immunisation rate has dropped to just 48 per cent, the lowest in more than 40 years, down from 94 per cent in 2022, according to the World Health Organisation and UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) officials on Wednesday. The collapse has left nearly 880,000 infants unprotected against preventable diseases like tetanus, pertussis, and diphtheria.