The figure is high, exceeding the average in couِِntries hit by the epidemic up to 31 July 2024 according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Port Sudan: Altaghyeer
The Sudan’s Ministry for Health announced on Tuesday that cholera cases in the country reached more than 14,000 in 10 out of 18 states including 450 deaths.
The figure is high compared to average cases reported in countries hit most by the epidemic in the period 30 June – 31 July 2024. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, these countries are Afghanistan (24,951), Yemen (12,825), Pakistan (12,503), Ethiopia (3,491) and Haiti (2,715).
The Sudanese authorities declared a cholera outbreak in 12 August with the states of Kassala and Gedaref (east Sudan), and Nahr al-Neel (north Sudan) as the most affected states.
The acting Minster for Health, Haythem Mohamed Ibrahim, said his Ministry’s technical committees discussed on Tuesday ways to control the cholera outbreak on both state and federal levels.
He assured that medical supplies are good in most states indicating that preparations are underway for holding meetings with the United Nations agencies to promote the available resources.
Cholera is intestinal infection transmitted through contaminated food or water, or through contact with fecal matter or vomit from infected people. It can cause severe diarrhea and vomiting, and rapidly prove fatal if not treated.
