Sudan Reports Over 100,000 Cholera Cases in One Year

2025-09-02 05:20:03

(MENAFN) More than 100,000 cholera cases have been recorded in Sudan over the past year, as the country grapples with both a devastating humanitarian crisis and ongoing conflict, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.

“Sudan is facing the world’s largest hunger crisis, while cholera is rampant. Famine has been confirmed in some parts of the country,” OCHA said in a statement on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

The agency warned of the scale of the epidemic, describing it as “the largest” cholera outbreak in recent years. “We cannot stand by, the people of Sudan need help,” OCHA added.

According to Sudan’s Health Ministry, at least 2,561 deaths have been attributed to cholera since the epidemic began in August 2024.

The cholera outbreak comes amid the ongoing war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has claimed over 20,000 lives and displaced more than 14 million people since hostilities erupted in April 2023, according to the UN and local authorities. However, research from several US universities suggests the true death toll could be as high as 130,000.

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