Maternity hospitals in Sudan's Omdurman and Khartoum have resumed operations after closures due to war, offering a vital sense of safety to mothers. Despite ongoing economic and logistical challenges, including medication shortages and high costs, services are expanding, with Omdurman Maternity Hospital now handling around 60 births daily.
The Al-Dayat maternity hospital in Omdurman, Sudan, has reopened after being closed due to war. Mothers are returning to access essential care, navigating economic hardship and logistical difficulties. Despite ongoing challenges like medicine shortages and staff gaps, the resumption of services is a vital sign of recovery for the capital's health sector.
Russian missiles and drones struck Odesa overnight, damaging a maternity hospital and several schools in the historic centre, destroying buildings and causing widespread power cuts. Air defences intercepted most of the 40+ attack vehicles. A drone also hit a merchant vessel flying the Saint Kitts and Nevis flag near the port entrance, sparking a fire but causing no injuries among the 22 crew. President Zelenskyy condemned the attack as deliberate targeting of civilians and called for stronger Western air defence support.
