‘Spoiled insulin’: Sudan war disrupts drug supplies, fuelling smuggling
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Source: Al Jazeera
Published: 2026-06-01 23:27 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Health, Military & Defence, Drugs, World News, War & Conflict
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On a modest bed inside his war-battered home in the Khartoum North neighbourhood of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, Murtada Mohieddin, a diabetic patient in his early 50s, carefully counts his remaining doses of insulin. His search for medicine has transformed into a harrowing battle – not just to find the treatment he needs to survive his diabetes, but to ensure the medicine is not expired or ruined.
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