Sudan: Cholera Outbreak Spreads Into Refugee Camps Sheltering Refugees Mainly From Sudan

Addis Abeba — Since the outbreak was first reported in July 2023, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported at least 2,500 cases of cholera across 25 woredas in Amhara. The Ethiopian Public Health Institute has confirmed sixteen cholera cases in Metema. In Kumer, a refugee site located 70 kilometers from Metema that houses around 10,000 refugees and asylum seekers, the Regional Public Health Institute has reported approximately 190 suspected…