7/6/2025
The head of a mission warned Doctors Without Borders in SudanJohn Nicholas, from a serious outbreak of disease Cholera In the country, stressing that Khartoum It is witnessing a significant worse in the wave of the spread of the disease in the form of a thousand cases per day at the height of the outbreak, and this makes it a real focus of the epidemic at the present time.
Nicholas explained during an intervention to the island that a group of interconnected factors directly contributed to increasing the cases of cholera and the complexity of the efforts made to control the disease and stop its outbreak.
These factors include the dense mixing of the population, the lack of drinking water, the lack of basic hygiene conditions, in addition to the inability to reach appropriate health care.
In a deeper detail, the UN official pointed out that the interruption of electric energy due to the targeting of installations and stations with marches has exacerbated the spread of the disease significantly.
He explained that this interruption in basic services created an ideal environment for the spread of infectious diseases, especially in the absence of the necessary cooling and sterilization systems.
Nicholas pointed to the widespread geographical spread of the disease, explaining that the main focus of cholera is concentrated in the capital, especially after the developments that occurred in mid -May.
The displacement holds the situation
But the situation is more complicated with the displacement of a large number of Sudanese to Omdurman And other states, and this led to the spread of the disease and its spread in the areas they were displaced, according to the medical official.
In another development, the spread of the disease extended to wider areas, where Nicholas stressed that the displacement of the population led to the spread of cholera in the area Darfur Complete.
This wide geographical spread reflects the size of the challenge facing health authorities in an attempt to contain the epidemic.
In a description of the health situation in the country, Nicholas stressed that there is a comprehensive collapse of the health system, which makes it difficult to know the numbers very accurately.
He pointed out that there is an urgent case that requires the establishment of an effective monitoring system to find out what is going on within the community to detect cases of infection as well as deaths.
In the same context, the medical official confirmed that the health infrastructure was widespread due to two years of continuous war.
He explained that the water system was partially destroyed, and the electrical cables were stolen, which created many difficulties in providing basic health services.
Nicholas pointed to an additional challenge represented in the acute shortage of medical workers, as many of them were displaced to other regions.
He stressed the importance of returning those who work in the health sector to ensure better coordination and to ensure that all actors on the ground work and cooperate in an integrated manner.
The absence of funding
He added that there is a clear absence of the necessary funding for the effective response to the epidemic, in addition to complex logistical problems to reach from Port Sudan to the affected areas.
Nicholas believes that these financial and logistical challenges greatly hinder the ability of humanitarian organizations to provide the necessary medical assistance to the affected people.
Nicholas warned that the situation may get worse with the beginning of the rainy season, especially in the Darfur region, which he described as the most dangerous due to the difficulty of reaching health care in it compared to other regions.
He pointed to the possibility of turning out of rain to wider areas, including the possibility of his arrival in the neighboring state of Chad, which adds a regional dimension to the current health crisis.
Despite the darker image, Nicholas indicated that the current numbers of injuries have decreased compared to what they were two weeks ago, when they reached a thousand daily cases.
He considered that this relative decline may indicate the beginning of stability in the spread of the epidemic, but it needs accurate and continuous monitoring to ensure that the outbreak does not return to the rise again.