The cholera outbreak is concentrated around the capital, Khartoom, which has been devastated by war for more than two years.
One Tomb Local health officials said that at least 70 people were killed in two days in the Khartoom, Sudan.
The State Health Ministry reported 942 new infections and 25 deaths on Thursday after 1,177 cases and 45 deaths.
The outbreak is concentrated around the capital, Khartoom, which has been destroyed by more than two years of war between the Sudan Army and the Rapid Support forces (RSF).
The city lost water and electricity at the beginning of this month after the drone attack in the RSF.
The military -backed government announced last week that the RSF had evacuated the RSF fighters from their last settlements in the state of Khartou, two months after the heart of the capital was repelled.
The city is destroyed by health and hygiene infrastructure.
According to the Ministry of Federal Health, 172 people have died from cholera till the week on Tuesdays – 90 percent of them are only in the state of Khartoum. Assistant activists say the outbreak of the health services is worsening, with about 90 percent of hospitals working in major combat zones.
“Sudan is on the verge of a full -fledged public health disaster,” said Etizaz Yusif, director of Sudan, the International Rescue Committee. “The combination of conflict, relocation, destroyed infrastructure and pure water deficiency is promoting the resurrection of cholera and other deadly diseases,” he told AFP.
Since August 2024, Sudan has reported more than 65,000 cholera cases and at least 1,700 deaths in 12 states in its 18 states. Khartoum has only seen only 7,700 cases and 185 deaths, including more than 1,000 infections in children under the age of five.
The spread of the disease is expected to worsen with the upcoming rainy season, which is likely to further block human access. Assistance groups warn that if urgent action is not taken, the number of deaths may increase.
According to UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Agency, more than one million children are in danger of cholera affected by Khartoum.
“We are running against time … to provide basic health, pure water and good nutrition,” said Sheldon Yet, a representative of Sudan’s UNICEF. “Every day, most children are exposed to these two threats of cholera and malnutrition.”
The war is now in the third year, killing ten thousand people, displaced by 13 million and creating a crisis in the world’s largest displacement and hunger.
