In Kosti, a city in Sudan’s White Nile region, one small trauma center has become a lifeline for people carrying the invisible wounds of conflict and displacement. “It is the only specialized trauma and mental health facility serving the entire White Nile region,” explains Dr. Eman Beshir, who leads the trauma center.

The center operates within the main hospital in Kosti and receives technical and financial support from the Ahfad University for Women, with additional medical supplies provided by the World Health Organization. But the need is immense. Families fleeing violence, internally displaced people, refugees, and vulnerable members of the community arrive every day seeking help for the trauma they have endured.

With a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, and trained volunteers, the center provides mental health and psychosocial support services to roughly 90 people a day, three days each week.

For many of these individuals, access to care would not be possible without the support of ADRA. “Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is one of our strongest and most valued partners,” explains Dr. Beshir. ADRA works closely with the trauma center to ensure that people affected by conflict, violence, and displacement are quickly referred for specialized care. ADRA also covers the cost of treatment sessions, removing a financial barrier that would otherwise prevent many vulnerable individuals from receiving help. Through training for staff, community-based protection networks, and frontline workers, ADRA has also strengthened the center’s ability to identify trauma early and connect people in distress with the specialized support they need.

The impact goes far beyond a single appointment. Even after ADRA-supported project activities conclude, the trauma center continues to follow up with every patient referred through the program, ensuring they receive ongoing care as they work toward healing and recovery.

“Importantly, the partnership reflects a strong commitment to continuity of care,” states Dr. Beshir. In a region where conflict has left deep emotional scars, this partnership, made possible through the generous support of donors like you, is helping restore something many people feared they had lost: the possibility of healing.