Ministry of Health (Sudan)
| Arabic: وزارة الصحة الاتحادية | |
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| Formed | 1949 |
Superseding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Sudan |
| Headquarters | Khartoum, Khartoum State |
Minister responsible |
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| Website | www |
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Ministry of Health (Arabic: وزارة الصحة الاتحادية) is the government ministry, which is responsible for health affairs in the Sudanese government.[2]
History
[edit]Modern healthcare in Sudan can be dated back to few smaller hospitals being built in 1899 when Sudan was under the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium. In 1905 the Medical department and the Clean Sanitary Board were established in Sudan. In 1924 the Sudan Medical Services, were established, headed by a director responsible for all of Sudan, including Southern Sudan.[3] The Ministry of Health was established in 1949, seven years before Sudan gained its independence. Ali Badri was the first appointed Health Minister of Sudan.[4]
State ministries
[edit]From 1951 to 1960 municipal and local council were responsible for providing basic services, including health related services. In 1960 the provincial law the Ministry of Health was established on the provincial governate level. In 1980 Sudan was divided into five provinces and the Southern Sudan was divided in to three provinces. These provinces each had their own governments which were responsible of things such as Health, education and social welfare. In all provinces expect Khartoum and the Central Region Health affairs were under the ministry of social welfare. [5][3]
The State ministries oversee local healthcare operations like medical laboratories, rural hospitals and healthcare centers.[6]
Ministers
[edit]| # | Office Holder | Term start date | Time in office |
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| 1 | Ali Bedri | 1949 | 4–5 years |
| 2 | Mohamed Amin El Sayed | 1954 | 3–4 years |
| 3 | Mohamed Nour El Din | 1958 | 3–4 years |
| 4 | Mohammed Ahmed Al-Zaki | 1958 | 5–6 years |
| 5 | Al-Amin Mohammed Al-Amin | 1964 | 1 years |
| 6 | Ahmed Bahari | 1965 | 1 years |
| 7 | Ahmed Zain Al-Abidin | 1966 | 2 years |
| 8 | Maurice Sidra | 1969 | 1 years |
| 9 | Abu al-Qasim Muhammad Ibrahim | 1970 | 4 years |
| 10 | Nazir Dafallah | 1974 | 2 years |
| 11 | Khalid Hassan Abbas | 1974 | 5–6 years |
| 12 | Ali Muhammad Fadi | 1982 | 1–2 years |
| 13 | Abdul Salam Issa | 1984 | 0–1 years |
| 14 | Hussein Abu Saleh | 1985 | 4 years |
| 15 | Shakir al-Siraj | 1989 | ? Years |
| 16 | Bahr Idriss Abu Garda | 2011 | 6–7 years |
| 17 | Akram Al-Toumi | 2019 | 0–1 years |
| 18 | Muaz Omer Bakhit | 2025 | 0–1 years |
| 19 | Haitham Ibrahim[1] | 2026 | 0 years |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Alfarouq, Omer (19 May 2026). "Sudan halves unvaccinated child burden in two years despite war, minister says - Sudan Tribune Sudan zero-dose children rate halved despite the war". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "Sudanese Ministry of Health". www.un-spider.org. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ a b "Republic of Sudan Federal Ministry of Health". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "مزارعون ومتمرّدون وعسكر... وزراء تعاقبوا على حقيبة «الصحة» في السودان". aawsat.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ^ "Federal Ministry of Health (Sudan)". Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "الصندوق القومي للإمدادات الطبية". nmsf.gov.sd (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2026.