'Peace talks are the only way to bring the conflict in Sudan to an end'

Sudanese women cook meals at a community kitchen inside the El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State. Picture: Marwan Ali/AP

Peace talks are the only way to bring the conflict in Sudan to an end with civilians now exhausted, Sudanese doctors living in Ireland have told an Oireachtas committee.

The Sudanese Doctors Union of Ireland described how the health system has “collapsed”, with doctors and nurses often directly targeted for attack during the conflict which broke out in April 2023.