A widening cholera outbreak in war-torn Sudan now spans 13 states and threatens to spill across the border into Chad’s packed refugee camps, the World Health Organization warned Friday. Dr. Shible Sahbani, WHO’s representative in Sudan, said 1,854 people have died since the latest wave began, with cases climbing sharply in Khartoum after drone strikes
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Patients in Gaza face a medical catastrophe with WHO reporting critical shortages of painkillers, antibiotics, vaccines, and basic supplies.
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Israel’s strikes on 10 Gaza hospitals in one week push the enclave’s fragile health system toward total collapse amid a growing humanitarian crisis.
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Nigeria, which records over 1,000 new leprosy cases annually, exhausted its supply of multi-drug therapy (MDT) in early 2024
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The latest confirmed death was a four-year-old boy who passed away last week at Mulago National Referral Hospital
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised the strong leadership of African nations in various aspects of global health.
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A child’s death from Ebola in Uganda raises concerns over outbreak containment, as officials struggle with surveillance and funding challenges.
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The health needs of Sudanese people remain immense after two years of conflict.
WHO calls for $262.3M in health aid for Sudan’s growing crisis Read More »
Mpox containment efforts also severely disrupted, with 90% of patients fleeing isolation units, according to representative in North Kivu
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed concern over the ongoing attacks on hospitals in Sudan.
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