ALBAWABA - The Sudanese Ministry of Health confirmed 300 new cholera-related deaths in what appears to be a new healthcare crisis in the war-torn country.
Health Minister Haitham Ibrahim stated that laboratories have received several samples, all of which verified that the waterborne diarrhea cases are indeed cholera, marking the onset of a cholera epidemic in the country.
Dr. Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized how the humanitarian crisis in Sudan has contributed to disease epidemics. She stated on Friday that the prolonged crisis has accelerated the spread of cholera, with current numbers showing 300+ deaths and 11,327 recorded cases.
Earlier this week, the health ministry reported an increase in conjunctivitis cases throughout half of the entire country, as well as an outbreak of cholera in three regions, as the rainy season exacerbates an already terrible health crisis.
Conjunctivitis cases have risen to 2,689 in nine states, largely affecting displaced people in White Nile, Northern, and North Kordofan.
Flooding and torrential rains have affected more than 26,000 people, killing 38 and injuring 265. More than 6,000 homes have been entirely destroyed, while over 10,000 have been damaged.
The continuous violence has severely interrupted healthcare services, exposing many people to disease epidemics. The health ministry is attempting to supply chlorine and conduct sanitary measures, but obstacles continue.
