Health Ministry: yellow fever claims 63 lives

05/11/2012 01:56

Sudan’s Federal Health Ministry announced that the number of yellow fever cases in Darfur has increased to more than 143, including 63 deaths, Radio Dabanga has learned on Sunday November 4. The Ministry confirmed the emergence of new cases among the population in the southern regions west of El-Geneina in West Darfur and the adjacent areas in Central Darfur. At the same time, the State Health Ministry of South Darfur disclosed their urgent need for approximately 9 million doses of vaccines for the people of Darfur in the battle against the ‘epidemic disease’, adding it could take more than two weeks for the vaccines to arrive. For his part, the Minister of Health of the Darfur Regional Authority, Osman al-Bushra, confirmed the increase of yellow fever cases and its spread from Central Darfur to the east and west, adding that a medical team of doctors and specialists is scheduled to arrive in the affected areas on Sunday. 

Sudan’s Federal Health Ministry announced that the number of yellow fever cases in Darfur has increased to more than 143, including 63 deaths, Radio Dabanga has learned on Sunday November 4.

The Ministry confirmed the emergence of new cases among the population in the southern regions west of El-Geneina in West Darfur and the adjacent areas in Central Darfur.

At the same time, the State Health Ministry of South Darfur disclosed their urgent need for approximately 9 million doses of vaccines for the people of Darfur in the battle against the ‘epidemic disease’, adding it could take more than two weeks for the vaccines to arrive.

For his part, the Minister of Health of the Darfur Regional Authority, Osman al-Bushra, confirmed the increase of yellow fever cases and its spread from Central Darfur to the east and west, adding that a medical team of doctors and specialists is scheduled to arrive in the affected areas on Sunday.