US EditionSouth Sudan's Longest Cholera Outbreak Enters Critical Stage
SOUTH SUDAN, JUL 7 – Over 75,000 cholera cases and 1,300 deaths have been reported since September 2024, driven by poor sanitation and displacement in multiple South Sudan states and Elegu, Uganda.
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Rising cholera cases in South Sudan require immediate action
Rising cholera cases in South Sudan require immediate action MSF calls for an urgent scale-up of water and sanitation programs to prevent further spread of the disease. Kate Rankin July 7 2025, 11:37am South Sudan has been grappling with a widespread cholera outbreak since September 2024, with cases reported across multiple states including Unity, Jonglei, Upper Nile, and Central Equatoria, which hosts the capital, Juba. Since the start of the…
Al-Abyad – Darfur 24 A medical source in Al-Abyad, North Kordofan State, complained on Wednesday of the weak response to the cholera outbreak, despite the availability of all pesticides and disease-fighting materials at the Ministry of Health. The source told Darfur 24 that government interventions did not go beyond raising awareness through a mobile bulletin displayed by a car roaming the streets, but this campaign did not The post Cholera outb…
Cholera: 19 dead, 913 others hospitalized in Abyei - Radio Tamazuj
The authorities in Abyei Special Administrative Area (ASAA) on Tuesday said that cholera cases have surged in the area, with 19 deaths being recorded as of Monday. According to Abyei Health Minister Dr. Ayom Kurchiek, 913 people have been hospitalized in three health facilities in Amiet, Dufora, and Goli. He said that at least 93 patients who recovered have since been discharged. “The cases of cholera have been increasing in the three months sin…
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South Sudan’s longest cholera outbreak enters critical stage
On the eve of the fourteenth anniversary of its independence, South Sudan – the world’s youngest country – is experiencing its worst and longest cholera outbreak.
Cholera in the DRC: Kinshasa as an epidemic, 830 cases and 78 deaths recorded Image media PMaki Tue 08/07/2025 - 17:12 Kinshasa Corps, capital of the DRC, is about to be officially declared an epidemic of cholera after more than months of notification of the disease. To date, all health zones (23) are affected. 830 cases of cholera and 78 deaths are a lethality of 9.4%.
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