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The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, condemned a drone attack on a kindergarten and hospital in Sudan that killed 114 people, including 63 children, as “senseless.”
The assault took place on Thursday in Kalogi, South Kordofan, amid Sudan’s ongoing civil war between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army.
Both the army and the Sudan Doctors’ Network accused the RSF of carrying out the strikes.
Local official Essam al-Din al-Sayed said drones targeted the kindergarten first, then the hospital, and struck a third time as rescuers tried to save the children.
Survivors have been moved to Abu Jebaiha Hospital for treatment, and the WHO is urgently calling for blood donations and medical support.
Tedros noted that paramedics came under attack while assisting the injured and reiterated the need for an end to attacks on civilians and health facilities.
He urged a ceasefire on X, saying: “Sudanese have suffered far too much. Ceasefire now!”
Separately, the RSF claimed control of Heglig, Sudan’s largest oil field near the southern border, describing it as a “pivotal” gain.
Government forces reportedly withdrew to protect the facilities, with army personnel and oil workers moving into South Sudan.
Heglig hosts the main processing plant for South Sudanese oil, crucial to both countries’ economies.
Sudan has been engulfed in conflict since April 2023, with South, North, and West Kordofan at the frontline as the army advances toward RSF-held Darfur.
The WHO’s monitoring system recorded 114 dead and 35 injured in the Kalogi attacks.
