Overview

• Doctors Without Borders treated over 2,300 cholera patients in Tawila and Daba Nyra camps and recorded 40 deaths in the past week, with facilities already operating beyond capacity.
• Nearly 99,700 suspected cholera cases and 2,470 fatalities have been reported nationwide since the epidemic’s declaration in July 2024, according to WHO and UN data.
• Conflict-driven displacement and heavy seasonal rains have degraded water and sanitation infrastructure, accelerating transmission in camps and urban centres.
• The vaccination drive launched on August 10 targets around 150,000 residents of the capital after recent spikes in urban infections.
• Humanitarian convoys face blockades by the Rapid Support Forces and other armed groups, raising fears of further spread into Chad and South Sudan.