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  • #31
    Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201709050181.html



    4 September 2017
    Radio Dabanga (Amsterdam)
    Sudan: Tens of Thousands Affected By Cholera, Heavy Rains


    Khartoum ? Over 30,700 cases of acute watery diarrhoea were reported throughout the country, reports Federal Ministry of Health. Almost 64,000 people affected by heavy rains and flash floods throughout the country. According to UNHCR there are over 424,000 South Sudanese refugees in Sudan. And the Qatar Fund for Development donates $70million towards development projects in Darfur, reports the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in its latest biweekly bulletin.

    According to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as of 18 August 2017, 30,762 cases of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD)-including 657 related deaths-have been reported in the 18 states in the country since August 2016. Based on the attack rate projections another 36,000 to 40,000 cases are expected over the next six to nine months, according to the FMoH and WHO. The AWD is affecting all demographics, with females constituting 54 per cent of the cases and children under five years of age accounting for 8.1 per cent...

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    • #32
      Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201709140458.html


      13 September 2017
      Radio Dabanga (Amsterdam)
      Sudan: Cholera Back in Khartoum North - Two Cases

      Khartoum North ? Two cases of cholera appeared in Khartoum North, after the capital of Sudan witnessed a relatively low infection rate for several weeks. The isolation centre in the Nierteti Hospital recorded six new cases in the past two days.

      The cholera victims came from Teibat El Ahamda district this weekend and have been taken to the local emergency room, a volunteer reported to Radio Dabanga.

      "The emergence of new cases may be a result of the accumulation of rainwater and dirt, and the environmental degradation in the district because of poor drainage."...

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      • #33
        Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201709220191.html



        21 September 2017
        Radio Dabanga (Amsterdam)
        Sudan: Cholera Returns to Red Sea State

        Sinkat ? Cholera has reportedly reappeared in Sinkat in Sudan's Red Sea state amid tight secrecy from the authorities, who continue to refuse to declare a cholera epidemic.

        Journalist Osman Hashim told Radio Dabanga that three deaths have been reported in the city's districts on Monday and Tuesday, while three more people were in hospital on Wednesday.

        He said that the residents throughout the city have launched clean-up and spraying campaigns to reduce the incidences of the disease...

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        Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201709220633.html


        22 September 2017
        Radio Dabanga (Amsterdam)
        Sudan: Khartoum State Closes School With Cholera Cases

        Khartoum / Jebel Awlia / Sharg El Nil ? The Khartoum state Ministry of Health closed a school in Jebel Awlia locality after more than 20 students suffered from diarrhoea. Five of them were infected with cholera.

        State Health Minister Mamoun Humeida announced the news yesterday. He said maintenance will take place in the Nura Koran school in El Salam neighbourhood to provide safe drinking water and toilets, before allowing students to return. He did not specify a period of time for this...

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        • #34
          Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201710180380.html


          17 October 2017
          Radio Dabanga (Amsterdam)
          Sudan: 'Over 35,000' Cholera Cases in Sudan - Who, Ministry

          Sudan ? The total number of reported cases of 'acute watery diarrhoea' across 18 states of Sudan has reached over 35,000 people - including 800 related deaths since August 2016 - according to the latest update from the World Health Organization and the Sudanese Ministry of Health.

          "The outbreak is affecting all demographics, with females constituting 54 percent of the cases and children below five years of age accounting for 8 percent," the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in its latest bi-weekly bulletin. Acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) is the term the Sudanese government and international humanitarian organisations active in Sudan, have referred to.

          The bulletin continues that "active transmission of AWD is ongoing in all 18 states of Sudan with the exception of West Kordofan and Northern states, where the last reported cases were on 13 August and 12 September, respectively...

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          • #35
            Source: http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2017/12...n-south-sudan/


            Cholera kills 462 in South Sudan
            Dec 15 2017 - 4:59pm

            A cholera outbreak in South Sudan has claimed 462 lives and affected 21,571 others since the onset of the outbreak on June 18, 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.

            The WHO Epidemiologist, Joseph Wamala, said this in a statement issued in Juba.

            ?This has been the longest and largest outbreak in magnitude and geographical extent, its impact exacerbated by the protracted crisis, insecurity, displacements and declining access to safe drinking water and sanitation...

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            • #36
              Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/south-s...olera-outbreak
              South Sudan declares the end of its longest cholera outbreak

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              from World Health Organization Published on 07 Feb 2018


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              Juba, South Sudan, 07 February 2018 ? South Sudan declared the end of its longest and largest cholera outbreak on Wednesday (February 07), with no new cases of cholera reported in over seven weeks.
              The fight against cholera in South Sudan has involved a range of partners working together to enhance surveillance, deploy rapid response teams to investigate and respond to cases, provide clean water, promote good hygiene practices and treat cholera patients...

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