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The Al-Shifa (Arabic for "healing") pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum North, Sudan was constructed between 1992 and 1996 with components imported from the United States, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, India, and Thailand.

The industrial complex was composed of around four buildings. It was the largest pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum and employed over 300 workers, producing medicine both for human and veterinary use. The factory was used primarily for the manufacture of anti-malaria medicines and veterinary products.

The factory was destroyed in 1998 by a bombing attack launched by the United States. It stated several reasons for its action:

• Retaliation for previous attacks on U.S. embassies in several African countries.
• The alleged use of the factory for the processing of VX nerve agent.
• For alleged ties between the owners of the plant and the terrorist group al-Qaeda.

These justifications for the bombing were disputed by the owners of the plant, the Sudanese government, and members of the international community.

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