Forces affiliated with Sudan’s TASIS alliance have launched mobile medical services in the Kadalu area of Blue Nile, providing treatment and essential medicines to civilians as fighting continues across the southeastern region.
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), a leading member of TASIS, said the programme was organised in coordination with alliance forces operating around the Roseires Dam front.
Medical teams provided services between October 20 and 25, focusing on communities facing shortages of healthcare facilities and essential medicines.
The initiative targeted residents of Kadalu and surrounding areas, with particular attention given to children and elderly patients.
According to an SPLM-N statement published on October 28, medical personnel delivered urgent treatment and distributed medicines to patients requiring care.
Medical assistance in recently captured areas
Dr Adam Ismail, an official responsible for military medical services within TASIS forces, said essential medicines had been made available to support the programme.
He also encouraged residents to follow medical guidance aimed at preventing illness and improving community health.
Khalid Abda Fadl, an SPLM-N regional media official, described the initiative as an initial step toward restoring humanitarian services in territories recently brought under the alliance’s control.
The SPLM-N said TASIS forces captured Kadalu, the administrative centre of the Roseires district in its regional structure, on October 3 following fighting with Sudan’s military and allied forces.
The reported territorial change has not been independently verified.
The movement said residents welcomed the arrival of medical teams after prolonged disruptions to healthcare provision.
However, the statement did not specify the number of patients treated, the volume of medicines distributed or whether the clinics would continue operating beyond the initial programme.
Healthcare needs grow amid fighting
Blue Nile has experienced renewed fighting between Sudan’s military and TASIS-aligned forces, including SPLM-N units and the Rapid Support Forces.
The conflict has displaced civilians, disrupted transport routes and increased pressure on communities already struggling to obtain healthcare and other basic services.
According to figures released by the International Organization for Migration in late October, nearly 120,000 people had been displaced across Blue Nile between January 11 and October 15.
The SPLM-N said the mobile clinics were intended to provide immediate assistance while broader efforts to restore services continued.
The initiative comes as the TASIS Government of Peace and Unity seeks to expand healthcare, education and civilian administration across territories under its control.
The effectiveness and longer-term sustainability of the Kadalu programme remain to be established.
