Kuwait Patients Fund delivers medical aid to millions in Sudan

PORT SUDAN: Kuwait’s Patients Helping Fund has provided medical and humanitarian services to more than 9.5 million people across Sudan during the first half of 2025, despite the ongoing conflict, according to Kuwait’s Ambassador to Sudan, Dr Fahad Al-Dhafeeri. Speaking on Wednesday, Al-Dhafeeri praised the fund’s continued efforts, calling it “the second-largest provider of medical services in Sudan after the Ministry of Health.” He said the organization, which has been operating in the country since 1985, “continues to deliver medical and health services through its specialized hospitals and health centers, in addition to its relief projects and reconstruction efforts in health institutions.”

The ambassador also highlighted Kuwait’s broader humanitarian support, noting that the Patients Helping Fund’s work complements a larger national relief effort. “So far, 36 aircraft and three ships have delivered thousands of tons of aid to the Sudanese people via the Kuwaiti air and sea bridges,” he said. These efforts, he added, are in line with the directives of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Dr Abdelmajeed Fadelallah, Executive Director of the Fund’s Sudan office, confirmed that operations have remained stable and even expanded during the first half of the year. “The fund’s interventions reached approximately 9.5 million people in various sectors,” he said.

Dr Abdelmajeed Fadelallah

Dr Fahad Al-Dhafeeri

He explained that services covered 11 states, including Khartoum, Nile River, Red Sea, Kassala, Gedaref, Jazirah, Sennar, North and South Kordofan and North Darfur. These included pediatric hospitals, primary healthcare centers, emergency relief, community development, capacity-building, and disease prevention programs.

Dr Fadelallah emphasized the fund’s focus on “improving healthcare quality, alleviating patient suffering, and rebuilding basic health infrastructure.” He said two major pediatric hospitals — Al-Muzaini in Kassala and Al-Obeid in North Kordofan — continue to operate despite the challenges posed by the war. The fund is also engaged in health institution reconstruction, mobile clinics, disease vector control, and the distribution of medicines and medical supplies.

It is implementing renewable energy projects to support water and health services and enhance infrastructure, in addition to offering training and capacity-building for healthcare workers. Dr Fadelallah extended his gratitude to the Kuwaiti government, particularly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Kuwaiti Embassy in Sudan, as well as Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission, the federal Ministry of Health, and local authorities for their continued support. — KUNA