Sudan: Cholera outbreak (Update 14 November 2023)

Report from OCHA
Sudan: Cholera outbreak Flash Update No. 3, As of 14 Nov 2023 [EN/AR]
Dated Tuesday, 14 November 2023

HIGHLIGHTS

• Sudan declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref on 26 September. At least 2,525 suspected cases of acute watery diarrhoea/cholera, including 78 associated deaths, have been reported from 27 localities in Gedaref, South Kordofan, Kassala, Khartoum, Aj Jazirah and Sennar states as of 9 November 2023. 

• More than 3.1 million people are estimated to be at risk of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) and cholera in eight states between July and December 2023.

• Humanitarian agencies are scaling up the response to the outbreak, supporting the detection and treatment of cases. Surveillance is ongoing in affected and high-risk areas to identify and address risk factors. 

• The International Coordination Group on Vaccine Provision (ICG) Secretariat (WHO, UNICEF, MSF, IFRC) approved the Federal Ministry of Health’s request for more than 2.9 million doses of oral cholera vaccines (OCV) for reactive vaccination campaigns in nine localities of Gedaref, Al Jazirah and Khartoum states. 

• Vaccines are expected to arrive on 20 November, and vaccination campaigns are expected to start by the end of November.

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Sudan: Supporting treatment of people with cholera

A lab technician checks stool samples at a mini lab at the Cholera Treatment Centre in Gedaref. Supplies for the lab have been provided by the World Health Organization. OCHA/Alimbek Tashtankulov.

WHO and UNICEF officials check the stock of medication to treat cholera at the Cholera Treatment Centre in Gedaref. OCHA/Alimbek Tashtankulov 

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OCHA SUDAN: Humanitarian Update (2 Nov 2023)

ANALYSIS from OCHA
Sudan Humanitarian Update (2 November 2023)

SITUATION OVERVIEW

HIGHLIGHTS

• An estimated 5.8 million people have been displaced within and outside Sudan since mid-April 2023.
 

• A least 85,800 people fled Sudan over the past month seeking safety and protection in neighbouring countries.
 

• At least 17 people were killed and 17,500 people displaced due to renewed clashes between SAF and RSF in Nyala Town, South Darfur.
 

• Over 140 people were reportedly killed due to inter-communal fighting in As Sunta and Buram localities in South Darfur.
 

• Conflict has severely affected agriculture in many parts of the country raising concerns on food security in the coming months.
 

• The revised 2023 Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan appeal is only 33.6 per cent funded as of 2 November.

For previous humanitarian updates:

• Sudan Humanitarian Update, 26 October 2023
• Sudan Humanitarian Update, 19 October 2023
• Sudan Humanitarian Update, 13 October 2023
• Sudan Humanitarian Update, 7 October 2023
• Sudan Humanitarian Update, 28 September 2023
• Sudan Humanitarian Update, 22 September 2023
• Sudan Humanitarian Update, 14 September 2023
• Sudan Humanitarian Update, 7 September 2023
• Sudan Humanitarian Update, 31 August 2023
• Sudan Humanitarian Update, 23 August 2023

View full analysis and map: 

https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/sudan/card/1TLaNU0UWB

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Sudan: Humanitarian Key Messages (November 2023):

News and Press Release 

Source OCHA 

Posted 2 Nov 2023 

Originally published 2 Nov 2023

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