3.10 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Summary
WASH coverage in Sudan was insufficient even before the crisis. The latest bout of hostilities has led to the destruction of WASH infrastructure, disruptions in the WASH supply chain, and collapse of the revenue system to the extent that employees of water and sanitation facilities have not been paid since the crisis began. Without government subsidies, critical supply shortages, inflation, and decreasing community incomes, the population increasingly resorts to unsafe water and sanitation practices and adopts unhygienic behaviours.