Sudan torn apart by war is now “at the edge” of a public health disaster, as the cholera warned and other deadly diseases, the aid group, warned the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
In just one week, the Sudan Ministry of Health recorded that 172 people had died due to a cholera epidemic, Publish on Facebook that most of the new cases were in Khartoum state.
According to local doctors, quoted by Sudanese mediaDrone attacks have caused current breakdowns in water purification stations, which has left people of other choice than to use impure water.
The Director of the Pays de l’IRC for Sudan Eatizaz Yousif said that civil war – now in his third year – “fueled the resurgence of cholera”.
In a press release, the IRC pointed out that the cholera vaccine coverage was “weak” and “essential supplies by decreasing”.
The medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned against “thousands of suspected cases of cholera” in Khartoum since the middle of last month.
Its medical coordinator in the country, Slaymen Ammar, said that “the conflict has clearly compromised the basic infrastructure”.
In a press release, he said that health care in some parts of the capital were “unavailable or unaffordable”, adding that “many remaining health workers had no choice but to leave” due to fighting.
Mr. Ammar adds that the few remaining health establishments are exceeded.
Up to 500 cases of cholera were reported in one day in last week in Khartoum, MSF said.
Aside from the Khartoum region, cases were also cited in northern and southern Sudan, reports the AFP news agency.
Most people with cholera have light symptoms or not at all.
However, the disease can be fatal if it causes severe diarrhea, requiring antibiotics and IV liquids for treatment, according to the World Health Organization.
More than 150,000 people were killed in the Sudan conflict, which started more than two years ago when the Sudan army and the paramilitary support forces (RSF) began a vicious struggle for power.
Millions have been forced from their home and the conflict plunged the country into what the UN calls the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.