{"id":20117484,"date":"2025-06-11T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20117484"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:02:08","slug":"cholera-outbreak-in-sudan-extends-to-six-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/cholera-outbreak-in-sudan-extends-to-six-states","title":{"rendered":"Cholera outbreak in Sudan extends to six states"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The cholera outbreak sweeping across Sudan has reached critical levels, with official reports confirming outbreaks in Khartoum, East Darfur, South Darfur, North Darfur, North Kordofan, and West Darfur. Health officials report hundreds of cases and dozens of deaths as the country faces compounding public health and humanitarian crises.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Khartoum state Ministry of Health has reported 1,375 new cholera<\/a> cases and 23 deaths on Wednesday.\u201d The ministry noted, \u201cThe number of cases increased from the previous day by more than 400, while deaths decreased by five.\u201d The previous day, \u201cthe Ministry of Health in Khartoum state had recorded 942 cases and 28 deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSudan faces a major cholera outbreak, exacerbated by ongoing armed conflict and mass displacement,\u201d said the Ministry, adding that the crisis has been significantly worsened by \u201cwidespread destruction of infrastructure, limited access to healthcare, and severe water shortages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limited healthcare<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Mohammed Tijani, Director of the General Department of Emergency and Epidemiology in Sudan, confirmed that \u201cthe diarrhoea currently spreading in Khartoum has been identified as cholera through laboratory testing,\u201d and that \u201cthe cholera recovery rate had reached 92 per cent.\u201d He attributed the sharp rise in reported cases to \u201cenhanced efforts by field clinics, response teams, and irrigation centres,\u201d noting that \u201c95 per cent of cases were among adults, while children accounted for five per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry also announced plans to expand emergency care by opening \u201c250 irrigation centres within residential neighbourhoods\u201d and equipping \u201c12 isolation rooms in Khartoum state, with a total of 550 beds across Omdurman Children\u2019s Hospital, Omdurman Teaching Hospital, Umbada Hospital, and El Nu Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers reported that authorities \u201cevacuated the cholera isolation centre at El Nu Hospital in Omdurman,\u201d relocating patients to Mohammed El Amin Hamed Children\u2019s Hospital and the Umbada Model Centre. Volunteers highlighted \u201ca significant number of cases at the Omdurman isolation centre,\u201d including children, and noted the provision of medical solutions but \u201ca shortage of doctors and an urgent need for water and perfusion salts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Pressure on civil society’<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activists have also raised concerns about pressure on civil society. The Eighth Hot Revolution Resistance Committees in Omdurman condemned \u201cthe summons and interrogations to which volunteers Ali Jabbay and Ahmed Qassem\u2026 were subjected,\u201d stating that \u201cthe summons came against the backdrop of spreading the truth and revealing the extent of the suffering caused by the spread of the cholera epidemic and the deterioration of health care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In South Darfur, the Ministry of Health recorded 110 cases and 10 deaths since May 27, including \u201c13 new cases\u2026 and three deaths\u201d on Tuesday alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In East Darfur, health officials reported \u201c48 suspected cases of cholera and 10 deaths.\u201d The Technical Committee confirmed, \u201cone death yesterday from the Krio refugee camp in the locality of the Arabian Sea,\u201d and \u201cfive deaths in Ed Daein locality, four in Abu Jabra, and one in Krio camp.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe health situation in the state is fragile,\u201d said Ali Ibrahim Agibesh, Acting Director-General of the East Darfur Ministry of Health. He cited \u201cthe lack of capabilities and the lack of implementation of activities related to the fight against cholera,\u201d and urged organisations \u201cto join efforts and support for accompanying programmes and activities until the cholera epidemic is fully controlled.\u201d He also called on organisations \u201cto work jointly to prepare the isolation centre outside the hospital so that the epidemic is combated according to the protocol in the manner followed and the disease does not spread in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In North Darfur, the Emergency Rooms Council reported that \u201cthree cases among South Sudanese refugees have died from cholera\u201d at the Dalil Babiker refugee camp in Al Lait locality, issuing an \u201curgent appeal to the health authorities to intervene immediately and save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In North Kordofan, civil leaders from Um El Sheikh village in Rahad Abu Dakna locality confirmed \u201cfive deaths and 30 cases of cholera,\u201d noting \u201cthere is no treatment facility in the area.\u201d The Ministry of Health reported \u201c88 cases of watery diarrhoea\u201d in Shikan, Um Rawaba, and El Rahad, and stated that interventions had begun, including \u201chealth awareness, chlorination of water, cleaning and environmental sanitation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Patients die before reaching hospitals…’<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In West Darfur<\/a>, officials confirmed a cholera outbreak in El Geneina, where \u201csix cholera cases\u2026 including two deaths\u201d were reported. The Emergency Room warned that \u201cmany patients die before reaching hospitals, while others avoid treatment altogether.\u201d They also confirmed that an isolation centre is being set up at El Zahra school to manage the outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Emergency Room praised \u201cthe swift response of health groups, especially Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the International Medical Corps, and others, for providing treatment and helping contain the outbreak.\u201d It called on \u201cinternational organisations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), to intervene urgently,\u201d and advised the public \u201cto avoid contaminated food and water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of nationwide containment efforts, the Federal Ministry of Health launched a vaccination campaign from Omdurman Teaching Hospital, targeting \u201c2.6 million people aged one year and above\u201d across \u201c12 administrative units in five localities, namely Omdurman, Karar, East Nile, Umbada, and Jebel Awlya.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe vaccine is safe and effective and gives immunity of up to 65 per cent and rises to 100 per cent if other health precautions are adhered to,\u201d said Sister Amal Mahmoud, federal supervisor of the campaign.<\/p>\n