Ibrahim Malik Teaching Hospital in Khartoum has officially reopened on 5 october 2026 following extensive repairs and reconstruction after suffering severe damage and closure during the ongoing war in Sudan.
Located on Africa Street in Al Imtidad, East Khartoum, the hospital reopened on 6 October 2026, becoming one of the major public health facilities to resume operations in the city following the conflict. For years, it has provided free treatment to low-income patients, even as the cost of basic medical services has become unaffordable for many.
The hospital was restored through a joint effort involving hospital staff, volunteers, community groups and the Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA).
Based in Plano, Texas, SAPA is a non-profit organisation founded in 2019 to support healthcare and humanitarian relief in Sudan. Since the war began, it has worked to improve access to medical care, deliver essential supplies and support communities affected by the conflict.
At Ibrahim Malik Teaching Hospital, SAPA prioritised the rehabilitation of the Emergency Centre as the first phase of the project, helping restore the hospital’s capacity to receive and stabilise patients requiring urgent care. Subsequent phases focused on rehabilitating the paediatrics and obstetrics departments, followed by trauma services and neurology and neurosurgery.
Once fully operational, the restored hospital is expected to serve up to 40,000 patients each month.
In February 2026, the Khartoum State Ministry of Health announced that 41 hospitals and 243 health centres were operating across the state’s seven localities. It also issued directives to reactivate specialised hospitals as part of its 2026 health plan. Of the operating hospitals, 20 were in Omdurman, 12 in Bahri (Khartoum North) and nine in Khartoum. The operating health centres included 104 in Greater Omdurman, 23 in Khartoum locality, 31 in Jebel Awliya, 34 in Bahri and 51 in Sharq Al-Nil.
Sudan continues to face one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises, with millions of people displaced and millions more facing acute hunger. The conflict, which erupted on 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has devastated healthcare infrastructure and livelihoods across the country, leaving many people without access to essential services.
