The document summarizes Sudan's health system and aid effectiveness. It provides background on Sudan's location and history as a 4000 year old civilization. It then discusses Sudan's socio-economic context, including its potentially rich natural resources and decentralization of services. The health delivery system is described as providing free healthcare, with increasing expenditures over time. Main health issues are outlined and data is given on international NGO presence and beneficiaries across regions. The document concludes with some of the challenges facing Sudan's health system.