Government of India has supplied 2.84 million of Covishield Covid-19 vaccine to Sudan under Covax scheme. Following record breaking floods in July-August 2020 and the COVID pandemic, GOI donated 100 MT food aid (75 MT white flour and 25 MT sugar) as HADR supplies in November 2020 at Port Sudan delivered by INS Airavat. In April 2021, GOI also donated 6 tonnes of life saving essential medicines to Sudan. Bharat provided 23 tonnes of medical aid to Sudan in May 2023.
Bharat has become the major destination for Sudanese patients to avail medical treatment. Bharat issued 6175 medical/medical attendant visas in 2019, 3284 (2020), 4049 (2021) and 6966 (2022). Prominent hospitals like Apollo, Yashoda, Fortis are in the process of setting up information centres in Sudan to better serve the Sudanese patients
