Sudan’s Cholera Outbreak May Get Worse Due to Conflict and Rains, WHO Warns
The outbreak has killed at least 114 people and infected more than 1,300, with aid access and sanitation conditions worsening.
- On Friday, the World Health Organization warned that Sudan's cholera outbreak could worsen as ongoing war and the onset of the rainy season threaten to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.
- The outbreak, declared June 27, has infected more than 1,300 people and killed at least 114, with a case fatality rate of 13.7 per cent described as "extremely high."
- Dr. Shible Sahbani, UN World Health Organization Representative to Sudan, expressed concern about spread to El-Obeid in North Kordofan, where health facilities are overwhelmed and access remains severely limited.
- Sudan faces the world's largest humanitarian emergency, with more than 33 million people in need of assistance; on Monday, WHO delivered 8.5 tonnes of medical supplies to South Kordofan.
- Sahbani warned the situation in El-Obeid risks becoming a "second al-Fashir," citing malnutrition and violence against women and children as the conflict continues to hinder critical aid delivery.
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Cholera has returned in full force in Sudan and is spreading across the country, reports the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 114 people and infected more than 1,300 others. Those numbers are likely to rise further. The WHO warns that the war, the massive number of displaced people, and the heavy rainfall of the rainy season could exacerbate the outbreak. Cholera is a contagious intestinal dise…
Sudan: New Cholera Outbreak Alert for Sudan's War-Weary Communities
In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone attacks have continued to hamper aid access.
Sudan’s cholera outbreak may get worse due to conflict and rains, WHO warns
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, July 10 (Reuters) - A cholera outbreak in Sudan could get worse as war, displacement and the onset of the rainy season threaten to exacerbate a humanitarian crisis in the country, the World Health Organization warned on ...
Sudan’s cholera outbreak may get worse due to conflict and rains, WHO
GENEVA: A cholera outbreak in Sudan could get worse as war, displacement and the onset of the rainy season threaten to exacerbate a humanitarian crisis in the country, the World Health Organization warned on Friday. The cholera outbreak declared on June 27, which has killed at least 114 people and infected more than 1,300 others, is spreading across several Sudanese states,
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