مسؤول سوداني يعلن انحسار الكوليرا في ولاية سنار

The acting Minister of Health in Sudan's Sennar State, Ibrahim Al-Awad Ahmed, revealed today (Saturday) that the cholera epidemic in Sennar State, located in the center of the country, has receded, indicating that the isolation center in Sinja is now free of any cases, while 13 cases remain at the Sennar isolation center.

Ahmed announced the launch of a vaccination campaign against cholera in Sennar State, praising the intervention of the Humanitarian Aid Commission in Sennar and the organizations that supported and funded the isolation centers in Sinja and Sennar.

For his part, the Director of the General Administration for Emergencies and Epidemic Control in Sennar Health, Mohamed Taj Al-Din, explained that the number of suspected cholera cases until yesterday (Friday) reached 91 cases, including 7 deaths, 67 recoveries, 13 cases at the Sennar isolation center, two cases from Al-Jazeera, and one case from Al-Qadarif.

Meanwhile, the Director of the General Administration for Primary Health Care in Sennar Health, Fatima Mohamed Abdel Halim, confirmed that interventions are ongoing, including fogging and spraying, enhancing the safety and health of water, and environmental sanitation, noting that the interventions carried out have led to a reduction in cholera cases.

The Director General of Sennar Teaching Hospital, overseeing the isolation center in Sennar, stated that the number of incoming cases has significantly decreased, indicating that the situation has begun to stabilize, and pointing out that all staff are present and monitoring the situation continuously.

The Ministry of Health in Khartoum State had announced the registration of 942 new cases and 25 deaths (on Wednesday), following the registration of 1,177 cases and 45 deaths (on Tuesday).