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The fight against Cholera in Sudan
Sudan is currently the largest humanitarian crisis in the world with 30 million people in need of urgent lifesaving assistance – nearly half of them are children. For nearly two years now, the war has greatly affected access to critical services, especially for the most vulnerable displaced populations. The countr...
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Battling cholera in White Nile
A deadly cholera outbreak has been declared in White Nile State, rapidly spreading across all the nine localities already struggling with mass displacements. Kosti, Ad Diwaim, Aj Jabalam and Rabak are registering the highest numbers of cases. Recent power outages, following an attack on the main water source, ha...
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Cholera surges in Sudan’s White Nile State, more than 292,000 children at risk in Kosti
PORT SUDAN, 27 February 2025 , – More than 500 children are among the 2,700 cholera cases, that have been reported in Sudan’s White Nile State between 1 January and 24 February 2025, according to health authorities. The outbreak has already killed at least 65 people including ten children. In response, UNICEF, tog...
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Cholera in Sudan
Cholera is preventable and treatable, yet in Sudan, ongoing conflict, continuous displacement, and a fragile health system have made this life-threatening disease a grave danger to children and their families. The war that broke out in April 2023 has devastated essential systems. Sudan’s health infrastructure is...
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Early intervention
In old Khatmia village, nestled beneath the majestic mountains of Kassala, families now face a harsh battle against cholera following the outbreak declared on August 12, 2024. The heavy rains, once welcomed as a source of relief, swept down from the mountains, and contaminated the village’s water sources, spreadin...
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UNICEF airlifts more lifesaving vaccines to Sudan to fight concurrent outbreaks
PORT SUDAN, 5 October 2024, – A UNICEF-chartered plane carrying 1.4 million doses of oral cholera vaccines arrived in Port Sudan, Sudan, early this morning, to bolster efforts to protect children from the ongoing cholera outbreak affecting the country. Since the current outbreak began in July 2024, over 18,000 ca...
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Over Three Million Children at Heighted Risk of Cholera and other Deadly Diseases in Sudan
PORT SUDAN, 17 September 2024, – The second round of the oral cholera vaccination campaign started in Kassala yesterday to prevent the further spread of the deadly disease. An outbreak of cholera was officially declared on 12 August 2024 by Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health after a new wave of cholera cases was ...
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UNICEF responds to the cholera outbreak in White Nile
Manal is 3 years old and the youngest patient in the Gulli Cholera Treatment Centre (CTC), located in the Rawdat el Mukhtar administrative unit in White Nile state. “Manal has a twin sister who is very worried about her,” says Elfakki, her grandmother who remains by her side. Elfakki says little Manal started gett...
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Fighting the cholera outbreak
Zainab, a displaced mother, and teacher from Khartoum washes vegetables before preparing a meal for her family. In the background is a container with boiled drinking water well covered to prevent contamination by flies. Occasionally she reminds her children that exposing food to flies, failure to wash hands afte...
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Cholera
Cholera is a highly infectious, but easily treatable diarrheal disease that is caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. In most cases, the infection is mild or without symptoms. About 1 in 10 infected persons will have severe disease including profuse watery diarrhe...
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Cholera, another threat to children in Sudan
While the conflict in Sudan now in its six-month mark continues, children and families are facing yet another threat – cholera. Following a recent declaration of the cholera outbreak by the Ministry of Health, at least three states – Gedaref, Gezira and Khartoum have registered confirmed cases, and these are risi...
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Prevent Cholera
Cholera can spread throughout the community quickly through contaminated water or food. Cholera usually occurs in situations where there is poor sanitation and overcrowding. Download the posters in English and Arabic for basic tips on how to prevent Cholera. October 2023