from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan
Sudan Bureau
KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – THE Sudan Family Planning Association (SFPA) has launched the country’s first mobile telemedicine clinic.
This innovation brings specialist remote care to people in isolated and conflict-affected areas, reducing the need for physical travel to health facilities.
The mobile telemedicine clinic trucks are equipped with high-speed Starlink satellite internet and can travel to remote and rural locations.
Clients receive essential treatment on-site and can connect directly, through secure video calls, with medical specialists across Sudan and internationally, including consultants based in Europe.
This initiative is part of SFPA’s broader telemedicine project, designed to ensure the continued delivery of sexual and reproductive health services to the most vulnerable populations, particularly in areas where healthcare systems have collapsed due to conflict.
Dr Siham Gaber, Director of Digital Health Interventions and Services at SFPA, said the initiative reflects the association’s vision to harness technology for sustainable healthcare delivery in crisis contexts.
“The mobile telemedicine clinic is a significant step forward in improving access to reproductive health services,” Gaber said.
“It enables remote medical consultations and connects patients with doctors and specialists without the need for long-distance travel.”
This is especially important for women, youth and displaced people, who often face serious risks just to access a health facility.
“Now, they can get the right care where they are – safely and with dignity,” Garber said.
– CAJ News