Osman Wagd Mutaz, Mohamed Leena Abdelghani, Nashwan Abdulqadir J
Faculty of Medicine, Almadain College for Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
Master of Public Health - International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan.
Discov Ment Health. 2025 Jun 2;5(1):81. doi: 10.1007/s44192-025-00207-4.
Sudan's healthcare system teeters on the brink of collapse as the country continues to reel from political instability and conflict that escalated in April 2023. The latest outbreak of violence between the national army and the Rapid Support Forces has exacerbated an already fragile healthcare infrastructure. This review provides a narrative synthesis of the existing literature and reports on the current state of mental health services in Sudan. The ongoing conflict has triggered widespread displacement, economic instability, and trauma, which have in turn contributed to increased rates of mental illness. While mental health services were limited even before the conflict, the current crisis has significantly reduced access to care, especially for vulnerable populations. In this review, we highlight the urgent need for comprehensive mental health interventions and sustained support for healthcare providers under increasingly dangerous conditions.
随着苏丹持续遭受自2023年4月升级的政治动荡和冲突影响，该国的医疗体系濒临崩溃边缘。国民军与快速支援部队之间最近爆发的暴力冲突，使本就脆弱的医疗基础设施雪上加霜。本综述对现有文献进行了叙述性综合，并报告了苏丹心理健康服务的现状。持续的冲突引发了大规模流离失所、经济不稳定和创伤，进而导致精神疾病发病率上升。尽管在冲突之前心理健康服务就很有限，但当前的危机已大幅减少了获得护理的机会，尤其是对弱势群体而言。在本综述中，我们强调在日益危险的情况下，迫切需要采取全面的心理健康干预措施，并为医疗服务提供者提供持续支持。
