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U.N. warns steep fall in Sudan childhood immunization, cholera outbreak strains health system
Summary
UN agencies reported that childhood immunization in Sudan fell from 94% in 2022 to about 48% this year and that cholera outbreaks in North Darfur are intensifying, straining limited treatment capacity.
United Nations agencies warned that childhood immunization rates in Sudan have fallen sharply and that suspected cholera outbreaks are overwhelming scarce health services in parts of Darfur.
Citing data from WHO and UNICEF, the U.N. spokesperson said vaccine coverage in Sudan dropped from about 94% in 2022 to roughly 48% this year, and that more than half of infants—about 880,000 children—missed their…
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