US EditionSudan: Cholera Ravages Sudan's War-Torn Capital
- Sudan experienced a rapid cholera outbreak in May 2024, causing a state of emergency in Khartoum due to thousands of infections and deaths.
- The outbreak followed months of armed conflict starting April 2023, which devastated infrastructure and displaced millions, worsening health conditions.
- Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman, lacking water and electricity after drone strikes, reported over 90% of cases, overwhelming treatment centers handling hundreds daily.
- Health officials reported 172 deaths and 2,700 cases in one week, with cases rising nine-fold between May 15 and 25 and over 1,540 new cases in three days.
- The crisis highlights a worsening humanitarian emergency requiring urgent aid for clean water, vaccines, and hygiene to prevent further spread and child deaths.
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Sudan faces rapidly-spreading cholera outbreak, 1000 daily cases in capital
War-ravaged Sudan is battling a cholera outbreak that could spread rapidly across the country, as health experts fear. And without a working sanitation system and most hospitals out of order, the country is ill-prepared for the influx of patients.
Sudan faces a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak, with authorities reporting more than 1,000 cases per day in war-torn Khartoum, the country's capital. READ ALSO: At least 13 dead and more than 20 injured by dispute in South Sudan's fishing zone This health crisis is exacerbated by continued attacks on power and water plants in the context of the armed conflict in that country since April 2023. Much of the sanitation and water infrastructure was…
The conflict in Sudan is between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, supported by Islamists and attached to an authoritarian central power, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of General Hemedti, who stand for a civil transition and a federal state. After more than two years of war, the conflict has been engulfed, international mediation has failed, and the country is plunged into a major humanitarian crisis ag…
This article was first published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Getty Images Khartoum State is witnessing a significant increase in the number of cholera cases. UN and health organizations are warning of the danger of the spread of cholera in Sudan, calling for rapid intervention to prevent the disease from turning into an epidemic that is difficult to control, amid the ongoing war between the Sudanese …
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