Cholera Outbreak Kills 22 in Sudan, Health Officials Say
Sudan is grappling with a severe cholera outbreak that has claimed nearly two dozen lives and infected hundreds more, health authorities reported on Sunday.
Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim confirmed that at least 22 people have died from cholera, with 354 confirmed cases detected across the country. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported 78 cholera deaths and over 2,400 cases between January 1 and July 28 of this year.
Cholera, a highly contagious infection transmitted through contaminated food or water, can cause severe dehydration and death within hours if untreated.
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The outbreak began in the eastern province of Kassala and has spread to nine localities across five provinces. WHO spokesman Tarik Jašarević told The Associated Press that many cases involved individuals who were not vaccinated, and that the organization is now working with Sudanese authorities to launch a vaccination campaign.
The crisis has been exacerbated by the ongoing conflict between the government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has devastated the country’s infrastructure, including the healthcare system, and caused widespread displacement and starvation.
Seasonal floods in recent weeks have also worsened the situation, killing dozens and displacing 118,000 people across 12 provinces.
Amid these crises, Sudan’s military-controlled sovereign council announced plans to meet with US officials in Cairo to discuss peace talks and a deal involving the RSF. The talks, which started on August 14 in Switzerland, include diplomats from the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, the African Union, and the UN. The RSF sent a delegation to Geneva but did not participate in the meetings.
