Purpose
Since the war erupted in Sudan April 2023, an escalating violence against women and young girls has been reported. In the Sustainable Development Response Organization-SuDRO, we have pursued a strategy of increasing health professionals (Doctors, Nurses, Midwives) and students' capacity in SRHR Matters to respond to cases in war setting through utilizing a mixed training tools both online and physical in 2 phased projects.

Methods
In the first phase the program targeted 40 health students who are also Volunteers in the SuDRO Comprehensive Reproductive health project were trained on community navigation tools in matters like “Menstrual hygiene, women support, and sexual violence”.

The second phase included competency training addressing: Gender based violence, Rape management, menstrual hygiene, and maternal health for 103 health professionals and students in humanitarian settings to increase their responsiveness to raised sexual violence cases in such setting.
The two phases covered 12 sessions addressing the unique challenges of SRHR matters in conflict settings; attendees were integrated in the SuDRO project to implement SRHR activities.

Results
142 Health professionals and students were involved in the competency training .Midwives and doctors are contributing to women's health in their clinics. The students led two projects addressing SRH matters in displacement camps and managing a system of needs for future capacity building activities.
 
Conclusion
Competency training in SRHR for health professionals and students in Sudan is crucial during the ongoing conflict, given the increasing need for women’s support. Establishing a robust follow-up system to continually assess needs and extend knowledge to the community is essential to ensure sustained impact, accessibility and responsiveness.