Sudan: Over 2,700 Cholera Patients Treated, 92 Dead in Sudans White Nile State

Since 20 February, when the latest cholera outbreak started in Sudan’s White Nile State, until 5 March, a total of 2,718 people have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment centre at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Sadly, 92 of these patients have died.

This wave of cholera, a waterborne disease, was triggered by a mass power outage after the Rabak power plant was reportedly hit by a projectile from the Rapid Support Forces on 16 February….