Cholera epidemic worsens Sudan’s humanitarian crisis

Sudan is grappling with a devastating cholera outbreak that has claimed nearly 700 lives and infected over 24,000 people, spreading across 11 of the country’s 18 states. This highly contagious disease poses a severe threat, particularly as the nation struggles with ongoing conflict and instability.

The health system, already weakened by war, is buckling under the strain. Severe shortages of medical supplies and essential drugs have hindered efforts to contain the outbreak.

Displaced families, living in overcrowded conditions with little to no access to basic healthcare, are among the hardest hit.

The cholera crisis highlights the collapse of Sudan’s healthcare infrastructure, exacerbated by political turmoil and violence.

Vulnerable communities, who have borne the brunt of the conflict, now face the added burden of a fast-spreading epidemic, raising fears of an even greater humanitarian catastrophe.