The World Health Organization says the expulsion of technicians and power cuts to a health laboratory could lead to issues with biological materials.
abc.net.au/news/un-warns-of-lab-risk-more-displacement-amid-sudan-conflict/102266342UN officials say one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum that holds biological material, calling it an "extremely dangerous" development.
The announcement came as officials warned that more refugees could flee Sudan despite a ceasefire between rival forces. Nima Saeed Abid, the World Health Organization's representative in Sudan, expressed concerns that "one of the fighting parties" — he did not identify which one — had seized control of the central public health laboratory in Khartoum and "kicked out all of the technicians".
The expulsion of technicians and power cuts in Khartoum means "it is not possible to properly manage the biological materials that are stored in the lab for medical purposes," WHO said. The figures could rise, she cautioned. Ms Sarrado did not have numbers for the five other countries neighbouring Sudan, but the UNHCR has cited unspecified numbers of those fleeing Sudan and arriving in Egypt.
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