Sudan: Cholera deaths reach thousands since July 2024
A report by the Ministry of Health reported that Sudan was hit with a staggering 91,034 cholera cases, resulting in 2,302 deaths, across 116 localities in over 17 states on July 22nd since the start of the epidemic, as reported by Africa News on July 24th.
Furthermore, between July 12th and July 18th, a total of 1,307 cholera cases were recorded in Sudan that later on resulted in 18 deaths, across 35 localities in 12 states, according to the Health Ministry.
The Tawila locality, located in North Darfur State, recorded the highest number of cholera infections, with over 519 cases recently reported, while the Bileil locality, located in South Darfur State, reported the highest number of deaths, according to a report by the Health Ministry.
Recently May 27th, the Cholera outbreak in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, experienced 172 deaths in over 2,500 infections within the country.
On the same note, a recent 10-day oral vaccination campaign led to a decline in cholera cases as the vaccine shows promise to work. The program was recently launched in June in Khartoum.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs recently warned the government that the humanitarian crisis that is surging within Sudan is intensifying with deadly cholera outbreaks, floods, and mass returns of refugees to underserved areas within the country.
Sudan is currently experiencing a massive outbreak of several diseases, particularly diseases that are associated with rainy seasons, such as malaria, cholera, and dengue fever.
Sudan is also being shackled by a civil war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which started in April 2023.
The fighting recently resulted in thousands of deaths and displaced millions, causing one of the worst humanitarian crises. 70 to 80% of medical institutions that are pinned in the conflict areas are unable to operate normally, and roughly 250 hospitals are currently forced to close.
Africa News, Maghrebi
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