Juba university opens doors to medical students fleeing Sudan war

Juba University in South Sudan is opening its doors to medical students fleeing the chaos and conflict in Sudan - who have until Friday to register to complete their studies. 

Students of any study year from across Sudan have been given five days to submit their requests to enrol in the South Sudanese capital. 

“This is to announce to all the medical students who fled from Sudan, from different Sudanese universities… You are hereby requested to bring the copies of all the following documents,” said Dr. Chan Deng Malual in a public letter to students.

Juba University has requested transcripts, results and school certificates from all medical students wishing to enrol. 

أعلنت "جامعة جوبا" بدولة جنوب السودان، إستعدادها لقبول طلبة كليات الطب الراغبين في إكمال دراستهم في الجامعة ، وسيكون قبول الطلاب من جميع الجامعات السودانية، دون إستثناء نظراً الأوضاع الراهنة في #السودان.
على أن يتم إرسال الأوراق المطلوبة للتسجيل قبل 21 يوليو 2023م. pic.twitter.com/2NMOob2ukZ

— Sudan News (@Sudan_tweet) July 19, 2023

Other African neighbours have also opened their doors to Sudanese medical students - including 150 who were welcomed to Tanzania in June. 

#SamiaKazini
President Samia's government offers relocation to Sudanese medical students displaced by political crisis

The government of Tanzania has offered to relocate 150 Sudanese medical students who have been displaced by the ongoing political crisis in Sudan. The students… pic.twitter.com/Hx1BLPzWJ3

— Tanzania Wall Street (@Tanzaniawall) June 20, 2023

The medical community of Sudan has borne the brunt of the escalating civil war as the healthcare system has gone into freefall. 

While Sudan is in desperate need of more doctors, it currently has nowhere to train them - which is where schemes like the Juba University initiative may prove crucial. 

Universities and health facilities across Sudan have been ransacked and forced to close as staff, equipment and medical supplies have all disappeared. 

#SamiaKazini
President Samia's government offers relocation to Sudanese medical students displaced by political crisis

The government of Tanzania has offered to relocate 150 Sudanese medical students who have been displaced by the ongoing political crisis in Sudan. The students… pic.twitter.com/Hx1BLPzWJ3

— Tanzania Wall Street (@Tanzaniawall) June 20, 2023

In early July, Rapid Support Forces even laid siege to a military hospital in Omdurman, while at least four civilians were killed and four others injured in a drone attack by the RSF that targeted a hospital in the city on Saturday. 

Over 2.8 million people have been displaced by the fighting. At least 2,000 civilians have been killed - though the real figure is thought to be much higher - and a record 25 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.