WHO records 658 cholera cases heightened by Sudan humanitarian crisis | ABS-CBN News

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has exacerbated cholera infections with the war-stricken country recording almost 600 cases since July. World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Sudan, Dr. Shible Sahbani, said on Thursday (August 22) that 658 cases have been recorded in the past month alone, with most cases happening in Al-Qadarif and Kassala due to the ongoing floods and a large influx of refugees and Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in both provinces. He added that the WHO prepared for the rainy season by prepositioning supplies and requesting more cholera vaccines as they expected some disease outbreaks during the rainy season. Dr. Sahbani also welcomes the Sovereignty Council’s decision to open the Adre crossing from Chad to allow the entry of much-needed aid to Darfur and Kordofan, which are inaccessible from Port Sudan due to the ongoing civil war. Contagious diseases, including cholera and conjunctivitis, are spreading rapidly in Sudan due to the prolonged conflict that has severely impacted the country's health sector, compounded by annual heavy rains and floods. The country is also suffering the world’s largest hunger crisis with 25.6 million people in acute hunger and a healthcare system in disarray due to the lack of access to aid in many of the country’s provinces. -Report from Reuters For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmi83yKJH8Dv0p_3D4cyZKzV Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch the full episodes of TV Patrol on iWantTFC: http://bit.ly/TVPatrol-iWantTFC Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews #Exclusive #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews