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Sudan's Vaccination Rate Plummets to 48% Amid War

7/19/2025

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Sudan's childhood vaccination rate has tragically dropped to just 48%, a stark decline from 94% in 2022, leaving around 880,000 infants vulnerable to preventable diseases. The brutal civil war has ravaged healthcare systems, crippling vaccine distribution and intensifying the humanitarian crisis as UNICEF struggles to deliver aid amid chaos and destruction.

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Sudan's childhood vaccination rate has tragically dropped to just 48%, a stark decline from 94% in 2022, leaving around 880,000 infants vulnerable to preventable diseases. The brutal civil war has ravaged healthcare systems, crippling vaccine distribution and intensifying the humanitarian crisis as UNICEF struggles to deliver aid amid chaos and destruction.