US EditionSudan: Cholera Is Spreading Widely in Khartoum
- Over the past weeks, Sudan reported more than 2,300 cholera cases and at least 51 deaths concentrated mainly in Khartoum State.
- This outbreak follows the Sudanese army regaining control of Khartoum amid a conflict with the Rapid Support Forces, which disrupted water and power supplies.
- Drone attacks cut electricity and water in key areas like Omdurman and Jabal Awlia, worsening sanitation and health services and triggering the rise in infections.
- Sudan's Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim announced 600 to 700 weekly cholera cases in May with eight treatment centers established across Khartoum State.
- Authorities expect infection rates to decline after upcoming vaccination campaigns, but ongoing infrastructure damage and displacement may prolong the health crisis.
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At least 2,500 cholera cases recorded in Khartoum during May
KHARTOUM, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese Minister of Health Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim on Saturday announced a "surge" in cholera cases in the capital, Khartoum, amid reports of at least 2,500 cases being recorded during May. Read full story
Sudan: Cholera is spreading widely in Khartoum
Sudan: Cholera is spreading widely in Khartoum MSF is urging donors, UN agencies, and NGOs to help urgently scale up efforts to curb the outbreak. Kate Rankin May 23 2025, 11:55am Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) currently supports seven cholera treatment units in Khartoum state and several oral rehydration points. Our cholera response teams are working in affected areas and we are running community-based water and sanita…
The Straits Times
Times LiveCholera spikes in Khartoum after drone attacks cut power, water
DUBAI/CAIRO - More than 2,300 people have been diagnosed with cholera in Sudan over the past three weeks, authorities said, 90% of them in the capital and surrounding areas where drone attacks have cut off electricity and water supplies. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In the Midst of Medical Appeals, Cholera Kills the Sudanese.
The Sudanese Minister of Health, Haytham Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Saturday (Saturday), announced an increase in cholera infection rates in Khartoum State between 600 and 700 cases per week, confirming the equipping of cholera treatment centres in Khartoum State. He explained that drinking water was being cleaned, with warnings of a state-wide outbreak, leading to the spread of cholera to the return of large numbers of the inhabitants of Jabal al-Wali …
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