Africa initiates cholera response plan amid Sudan outbreak

Sudan’s severe cholera outbreak has prompted Africa to launch a new continental emergency preparedness and response plan, as reported by Maghrebi Week on September 1st.

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organisation (WHO) jointly unveiled the plan in Lusaka, Zambia. It seeks to bolster early cholera detection systems, rapid response capacity, and cross-border cooperation.

Sudan’s outbreak illustrates the urgency of the initiative. In the space of a week, over 1,200 new cholera cases and 36 deaths were documented. The new cases bring the total number up to 102,831 diagnoses and 2,561 deaths since August 2024.

Maghrebi Week