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U.N. and partners begin cholera vaccinations in Khartoum; supplies sent as cases rise
Summary
The U.N. and partners began cholera vaccinations in Jebel Aulia and delivered emergency health supplies to Khartoum as cases surge; partners warn the health system is under mounting pressure amid displacement and damaged water infrastructure.
The United Nations said cholera vaccinations began Tuesday in Jebel Aulia, Khartoum state, targeting the hardest-hit locality as cases surge and partners respond with supplies and rapid teams.
The World Health Organization delivered more than 22 metric tons of cholera and emergency health supplies to support local response, and UNICEF is focusing on water treatment and critical infrastructure, including providing chemicals and a generator to sustain operations at the Al Manara water treatment plant, which serves more than 1,000,000 people in the area.
The U.N. said the spike in cholera in Khartoum state appears linked to damaged water infrastructure, population movements and lack of safe water, and warned that the pressure on an overstretched health system is mounting. In neighboring River Nile State, health authorities reported more than 90 cholera cases and three deaths in the past two weeks, many linked to people fleeing Khartoum.
Separately, U.N. agencies said displacement continues to drive humanitarian needs across Sudan. IOM reported that fighting forced some 1,400 people to flee Abu Shu camp in Al Fashar town in North Darfur over the past week, and local authorities in South Darfur said about 60,000 internally displaced people in Nyala urgently need assistance and many are sheltering in public buildings.
Ending: The U.N. urged safe access for humanitarian workers and additional donor funding to scale up prevention, treatment and water-sanitation interventions.
