Sudan: Cholera Cases Surge in Sudan, Health Campaigns Intensify

Khashm El Girba / Wad El Helew / El Gash — The Federal Health Ministry reported a rise in cholera cases to 556, with 27 deaths, predominantly in in eastern Sudan’s Kassala. The ministry recorded 49 new cases across 16 localities in five states. Despite these concerns, laboratory tests have ruled out monkeypox in Sudan.

In Kassala, a local health report published yesterday, detailed 424 cholera cases and 22 deaths as of August 19. The most affected areas include Wad El Helew with 176 cases,…