120 dead in latest Sudan cholera outbreak – WHO
The outbreak has hit isolated war zones as health facilities collapse and access to clean water remains limited, the World Health Organization said.
- The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that a cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 120 people, with 1,102 suspected cases since May, and is spreading to North Kordofan with nearly 300 suspected cases.
- More than three years of war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have decimated healthcare infrastructure, leaving 40 percent of facilities non-functional and 60 percent only partially operational, according to WHO Sudan chief Dr. Shible Sahbani.
- United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said Tuesday that constant drone strikes on power stations are "disrupting access to lifesaving drinking water and electricity," complicating aid delivery across Kordofan.
- Cholera historically emerged "in a cyclic manner every three years," but now faces near-continuous outbreaks "due to the conflict, constraints in access and limited supplies," Sahbani noted, marking a dangerous departure for the African nation.
- Sudan's rainy season is set to surge in coming weeks, threatening to balloon cases as millions lack clean water, following a previous wave between July 2024 and March 2026 that infected over 124,400 people and killed 3,500.
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This health crisis is the third documented outbreak in the last three years, which began only two months after the declaration of the end of the previous outbreak in March.
The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that the latest cholera outbreak in Sudan has resulted in 120 deaths and 1,102 suspected cases, at a time when the humanitarian and health situation is worsening due to the ongoing war in the country for more than three years.
A new cholera epidemic in Sudan has killed 120 people since May, while 1102 suspected cases are recorded in isolated war zones, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday.
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120 dead in latest Sudan cholera outbreak: WHO
A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 120 people, with another 1,102 suspected cases since May in isolated war zones, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. More than three years of war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have decimated the country's healthcare system. This is Sudan's third wave of cholera in as many years, and it began only two months after the last outbreak was declared over in March. B…
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