WHO warns cholera outbreak spreads in Sudan

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World Health Organization officials warned that a cholera outbreak in Sudan declared on June 27 has killed at least 114 people and infected more than 1,300, and that the situation could worsen as the rainy season begins. The outbreak is spreading across several states, particularly Darfur and Kordofan, where access for aid and health workers is severely constrained and case fatality is unusually high at 13.7%. WHO expressed acute concern about besieged al-Obeid, where overwhelmed health facilities and intensifying fighting between the army and the RSF complicate response and raise the risk of a larger humanitarian catastrophe.

Cholera in Sudan has high fatality and severely limited aid access