Volunteers rebuild Sudan’s oldest psychiatric hospital destroyed by war

Al JazeeraEN 5 min read 100% complete by By Alhodeebee Yassin Al SemanyMarch 9, 2026 at 10:17 AM

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After being displaced by the Sudanese civil war that began in April 2023, a family returned to Khartoum and sought treatment for their son's drug addiction at the Al-Tijani Al-Mahi Hospital, Sudan's oldest psychiatric hospital. The hospital, severely damaged during the conflict, reopened thanks to volunteer efforts and now offers free treatment for war-related trauma and addiction. The family's son, Muaz, developed an addiction to methamphetamine ("ice") during their displacement, a problem exacerbated by the collapse of medical care during the war. Despite extensive damage to the facility, the hospital is slowly being rebuilt and is providing crucial mental health services to a population deeply affected by the ongoing conflict. The hospital was named after one of Sudan's most celebrated psychiatrists.

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Al Jazeera 30% al-Duwaym 40% White Nile State 40% University of Sudan 50% Shuqailab 50% Rafeeda Abubakr ×270% Sudanese army 70% Rapid Support Forces (RSF) 80% Muaz ×480% Khartoum ×390% Al-Tijani Al-Mahi Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases ×390% Sudan ×395%

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drug addiction 90% psychiatric hospital 80% civil war 80% sudan 70% mental health 70% rehabilitation 60% displacement 50% medical care 50% al-tijani hospital 40%

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