In a statement, it was confirmed that the organization’s teams treated more than 2,300 patients and recorded 40 deaths due to cholera in Darfur alone during the past week in facilities managed by the Ministry of Health. Across Darfur, the outbreak affects people already suffering from a water shortage, making it impossible to follow basic hygiene measures, such as washing dishes and food. The most severe situation is in Tawila, North Darfur State, where 380,000 people have fled to escape ongoing fighting around the city of El Fasher, according to the United Nations. By the end of July, one month into the response, the organization’s teams, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health in Tawila, treated over 2,300 cholera patients. Benico added, “Just two weeks ago, a body was found in a well inside one of the camps. It was removed, but within two days, people had to drink from the same water again.” Last Sunday, the Sudan Doctors Network announced that “the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 6,000 according to official data, while the number of infections in the Tawila area in North Darfur has risen to more than 2,500 cases of cholera and 103 deaths, including children and women, as of early August.” The war broke out in Sudan on April 15, 2023, between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), in various regions of Sudan, affecting health services and living conditions for Sudanese, particularly exacerbating the crisis of internal and external displacement. Arab, African, and international parties mediated to stop the fighting, but these efforts have not succeeded in reaching a permanent ceasefire.
