Vigil at Mayo hospital in support of famine crisis in Sudan

A vigil in support of Sudan is taking place at Mayo University Hospital at lunchtime on Thursday, December 18.

Over 60 doctors from the Sudan are working and providing healthcare at the Castlebar facility

The vigil is to raise awareness of the ongoing famine crisis in Sudan.

After more than two years of war, a rare and deadly famine is sweeping quickly across the country – trapping families in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

According to UNICEF Ireland, over 400,000 children are close to death from malnutrition and will not survive without immediate help.

Mothers have no choice but to feed their hungry children grass – there is nothing else to eat.

Almost half the population is desperately hungry and there has been an unprecedented surge in malnutrition cases in 2025. Children are dying every day because they do not have enough to eat.

In just four months this year, over 1,000 children died from a combination of hunger and disease.

For those who survive, the damaging affects of famine will permanently damage their brain.

United Against Racism Mayo Branch is supporting and standing along with the Sudanese community at this time.