Sudan: 2019 Malaria

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Source: https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/09...udan-province/

Doctors: Nearly 8000 Malaria cases in Sudan province
by The Associated Press
Posted Sep 26, 2019 5:33 am PDT

CAIRO — Doctors in Sudan say the number of malaria cases in North Darfur province has climbed to nearly 8,000 people in less than a month.

They are warning that the outbreak in the country’s far-flung west may persist if the Sudanese government and international organizations do not intervene “immediately.”

The Central Committee of Medical Laboratories, a union of the country’s pathologists, released the statement late Wednesday.

The World Health Organization has previously said malaria cases were reported in several provinces of Sudan...

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Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-...fever-epidemic

10 dead in North Darfur fever epidemic
October 2 - 2019 EL FASHER

Ten residents of El Fasher died because of Dengue fever, haemorrhagic fever, chikungunya fever and fever caused by malaria. Director-General Suleiman Idris of the Ministry of Health described the situation in the North Darfur capital as “an epidemic” and “frightening” on Tuesday.

Idris called on all the responsible authorities to urgently intervene to address the epidemic. He stated that his ministry is fully prepared to combat the diseases...

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Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-...arian-disaster

19,287 cases of malaria in North Darfur last month: ‘humanitarian disaster’
October 4 - 2019 EL FASHER

The Central Committee for Medical Laboratories recorded 19,287 cases of malaria in North Darfur between August 25 and September 25. In a report on Wednesday, it called for rapid government intervention, calling on international and regional organisations, activists and entrepreneurs to work together to deal with the humanitarian disaster in North Darfur.

The Sudanese Doctors Central Committee reported 382 cases of malaria in El Fasher in September. 281 people were treated at hospitals in the city because of malaria, four patients died.

It pointed to a shortage of doctors and nurses, which delayed the treatment of patients...

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Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-...n-north-darfur


Malaria epidemic kills 10 in North Darfur
October 30 - 2019 EL FASHER

The Sudan Doctors’ Central Committee of North Darfur reported the outbreak of a renewed malaria epidemic yesterday. Ten people have died of malaria at the El Fasher Teaching Hospital this month.

The committee reported that the number of patients that come to the hospitals and the severity of the cases is increasing. The epidemic is caused by malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax...