Doctors tell the BBC about the targeting of Sudanese hospitals

A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher’s healthcare system during their long siege and subsequent takeover of the city in Darfur a year ago. BBC Africa correspondent Barbara Plett Usher explains.

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A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher’s healthcare system during their long siege and subsequent takeover of the city in Darfur a year ago.

UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings “deeply disturbing”.

Under international law it is illegal to attack health facilities or their staff during conflict.

The health minister of the group’s civilian-affiliated government, Dr Alaa Eldin Nugud, dismissed the allegations as propaganda.

The BBC’s Africa correspondent Barbara Plett Usher speaks to two doctors who support the claims of systemic targeting of hospitals.

Read more about BBC’s investigation into the systemic targeting of hospitals by paramilitary fighters.

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