# Italy contributes €3.5 million to WHO’s Sudan health response

> The three-year initiative is intended to support health interventions across 15 states.

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- Country: Sudan
- Published: 2026-10-06T17:11:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T05:58:50+03:00
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WHO reported on 4 October that Italy, through its development cooperation agency, had contributed €3.5 million for a three-year health initiative in Sudan. The programme is intended to support emergency response and Federal Ministry of Health interventions across 15 states.

More than three million people are expected to benefit. Vaccination campaigns are intended to reach over 730,000 people, including children needing catch-up doses. The programme also supports emergency operations centres and outbreak surveillance; these are planned beneficiaries rather than people already reached.

## Data

### Italy-supported health initiative

Contribution and planned coverage reported by WHO.

Methodology: The contribution is the source-reported amount. People counts are lower bounds for targets; the vaccination target is not exclusively children.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian contribution | 3500000 | EUR | 2026-10-04 | observed |  |
| Expected beneficiaries | 3000000 | count | 2026-10-04 | target | lower-bound |
| Vaccination campaign target | 730000 | count | 2026-10-04 | target | lower-bound |

Sources: <https://www.emro.who.int/sdn/sudan-news/italy-contributes-eur3-5-million-to-strengthen-health-emergency-response-and-public-health-services-in-sudan.html> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-who-receives-italian-funding-for-three-year-health-response/data/italy-health-initiative?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-who-receives-italian-funding-for-three-year-health-response/data/italy-health-initiative?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [World Health Organization](<https://www.emro.who.int/sdn/sudan-news/italy-contributes-eur3-5-million-to-strengthen-health-emergency-response-and-public-health-services-in-sudan.html>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-04)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:55:57+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:58:50+03:00: Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. No figure, unit or date changed.

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