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WHO Sounds Alarm on Sudan Cholera as Darfur Vaccination Drive Begins

Access constraints from conflict plus flooding hamper lifesaving care, vaccination, surveillance.

Overview

  • WHO reports more than 113,600 cholera cases and over 3,000 deaths across all 18 states of Sudan, a 2.7% fatality rate above the 1% emergency threshold.
  • Darfur has logged 12,739 cases and 358 deaths, with some West Darfur localities reaching case fatality rates as high as 11.8%.
  • Vaccinations have started in Darfur, including an initial North Darfur push for 406,000 people, within a campaign aiming to protect roughly 1.86 million across six priority localities.
  • Insecurity, impassable roads during the rainy season and a gutted health system—with more than 70% of hospitals in conflict areas non-operational—are delaying treatment and response.
  • Separately, heavier-than-usual monsoon floods in Pakistan have affected over 6 million people and displaced more than 2 million, with health officials warning of high cholera risk in crowded relief sites lacking safe water and sanitation.