Sudanese Health Authorities: 70 Deaths Due to Cholera in Khartoum Over Two Days - Jordan News
Seventy people have died from cholera in the Sudanese capital, health officials announced Thursday, as Khartoum battles a rapid outbreak amid the collapse of basic services. اضافة اعلان The Ministry of Health in Khartoum State reported 942 new infections and 25 deaths last night, following 1,177 infections and 45 deaths on Tuesday. In a statement issued last Tuesday, the ministry also announced a sharp rise in cholera cases, with Khartoum alone accounting for 90% of the new infections. A previous report indicated that 51 people died in the first three weeks of May in the war-torn country, where 70% of the population has been displaced and 90% of water pumping stations are out of service, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Sudanese Medical Association sounded the alarm, stating that the actual death toll is "much higher," with hundreds of fatalities in the capital alone. The association's statement highlighted severe shortages of intravenous fluids and clean water sources in the city's hospitals, along with an almost total absence of sterilization equipment.
On Friday, Suleiman Ammar, the medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Khartoum, said, 'Electricity has been cut off from water treatment plants, and they can no longer provide clean water from the Nile.' — (PETRA)
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Sudanese Health Authorities: 70 Deaths Due to Cholera in Khartoum Over Two Days - Jordan News
Seventy people have died from cholera in the Sudanese capital, health officials announced Thursday, as Khartoum battles a rapid outbreak amid the collapse of basic services. اضافة اعلان The Ministry of Health in Khartoum State reported 942 new infections and 25 deaths last night, following 1,177 infections and 45 deaths on Tuesday. In a statement issued last Tuesday, the ministry also announced a sharp rise in cholera cases, with Khartoum alone accounting for 90% of the new infections. A previous report indicated that 51 people died in the first three weeks of May in the war-torn country, where 70% of the population has been displaced and 90% of water pumping stations are out of service, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Sudanese Medical Association sounded the alarm, stating that the actual death toll is "much higher," with hundreds of fatalities in the capital alone. The association's statement highlighted severe shortages of intravenous fluids and clean water sources in the city's hospitals, along with an almost total absence of sterilization equipment. On Friday, Suleiman Ammar, the medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Khartoum, said, 'Electricity has been cut off from water treatment plants, and they can no longer provide clean water from the Nile.' — (PETRA)
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