File photo: A closed medical clinic and pharmacy are pictured in the south of Khartoum on April 24, 2023 as battles rage in the Sudanese capital between the army and paramilitaries. (Photo by AFP)
Geneva: The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was assessing the threats to public health after fighters in Sudan occupied a national laboratory holding samples of a range of deadly diseases.
"The team on the ground, and with our bio-risk and biosafety teams here, are carrying out an extensive risk assessment," WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan told reporters, after fighters occupied a national public laboratory in Khartoum that holds samples of diseases including polio and measles.
