Alarming spread of cholera in Darfur, medical charity says
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urged the UN agencies and NGOs to act fast: mobilize funding, deliver supplies, and deploy more staff, especially in South Darfur.
Khartoum: Altaghyeer
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has expressed deep concern over the rapid spread of the cholera epidemic across various states in Sudan, particularly in the Darfur region, which is experiencing a high influx of displaced people.
The cholera outbreak has spread significantly over the past two months, especially in the capital city of Khartoum and other states, prompting experts and local and international organizations to urge for declaring health emergency.
'Cholera has been confirmed in Darfur for the first time since the conflict began; a deeply concerning development in a region with a high number of displaced people and limited access to clean water and sanitation', MSF said in a press release on Wednesday.
South Darfur is the worst affected, the medical charity added, explaining that they support fluid replacement points in this State's residential areas in collaboration with the state Ministry of Health.
MSF also said it opened a new cholera treatment center at al-Nahda Hospital in Nyala.
The organization revealed that Nyala Teaching Hospital, which is also supported by MSF, recorded around 250 cases since May 27.
MSF is also providing life-saving care in West Darfur, particularly in al-Geneina, where they support two cholera treatment centers.
The organization has appealed to UN agencies and NGOs to act fast: mobilize funding, deliver supplies, and deploy more staff, especially in South Darfur.
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