Sudan cholera outbreak

Cholera Crisis in Sudan's War-Weary Capital In a city already battered by war, the specter of cholera has resurfaced with lethal intensity. As of Thursday, at least 70 lives have been claimed in just two days in Khartoum, Sudan's beleaguered capital, according to health officials. Imagine that—70 lives, each a mosaic of stories and dreams, lost amidst a profound public health quagmire. The numbers are stark and staggering. On Wednesday alone, Khartoum's Health Ministry documented 942 new infections alongside…

Dozens of people have died and hundreds more are hospitalized during a cholera outbreak in war-torn Sudan, the country's health ministry said on Sunday. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement that at least 22 people have died from the disease and that at least 354 confirmed cases of cholera have been detected across the county. Ibrahim did not give a time frame for the deaths or the number since the beginning of the year. However, the World Health Organization said 78 deaths…