There has been fighting in recent days and weeks in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan. It appears to be part of an escalation of a new civil war. It feels at the moment that the government there is on the cusp of a collapse.
Well, one of the sides - it was not made clear which - has taken over a health laboratory and, according to reports, they then ‘kicked out all of the technicians’.
So what exactly does that mean? Well, according to a quote from the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Al Jazeera article used in writing this particular blog entry (see link below):
The expulsion of technicians and power cuts in Khartoum mean that “it is not possible to properly manage the biological materials that are stored in the lab for medical purposes,” WHO said.
Not a reassuring development, to say the least.
WHO says ‘huge biological risk’ after Sudan fighters occupy lab published by Al Jazeera, 25 Apr 2023:
‘One of the fighting parties’ has seized control of the central public health laboratory in Khartoum and ‘kicked out all of the technicians’.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/25/more-foreigners-flee-sudan-fighters-seize-labouratory
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