Sudan On the Brink of a Public Health Catastrophe As Cholera Death Toll Mounts

KHARTOUM – War-torn Sudan is facing an impending public health disaster, with the rapid spread of cholera and other deadly diseases threatening to claim thousands of lives. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and other humanitarian organizations are raising the alarm, calling the situation “catastrophic and deteriorating by the hour.”

Sudan’s Ministry of Health reported that in just one week, at least 172 people have died from cholera — a preventable but deadly bacterial infection that…