SUDAN’S DARFUR REGION HAS YET BEEN THROWN INTO A STATE OF MOURNING, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF AT LEAST 40 PERSONS IN THE COUNTRY’S WORST CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN YEARS.
THIS WS REVEALED BY A GROUP, SADDLED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF RENDERING MEDICAL AID, DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS (MSF).
THE MEDICAL CHARITY EXPLAINED THAT THE VAST WESTERN REGION, WHICH HAS BEEN A MAJOR BATTLEGROUND OVER MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF FIGHTING BETWEEN THE REGULAR ARMY AND THE PARAMILITARY RAPID SUPPORT FORCES, HAD BEEN HARDEST HIT BY THE YEAR-OLD OUTBREAK.
THE NGO ADDED THAT 2,470 CHOLERA-RELATED DEATHS HAD BEEN REPORTED IN THE YEAR TO AUGUST 11, OUT OF 99,700 SUSPECTED CASES.
CHOLERA IS AN ACUTE INTESTINAL INFECTION THAT SPREADS THROUGH FOOD AND WATER CONTAMINATED WITH BACTERIA, OFTEN FROM FAECES.
