Al-Nuhud, July 10 (Darfur24)
Cholera cases have declined sharply in the town of Fuga in West Kordofan after weeks of deadly infections, following the deployment of medical teams and humanitarian organizations to the area, according to medical sources.
The outbreak had overwhelmed the town’s fragile healthcare system, which faced severe shortages of medicines, medical supplies, and healthcare workers.
Medical sources told Darfur24 that the Ministry of Health in East Darfur dispatched emergency health teams to Fuga, supported by humanitarian organizations. The intervention helped contain the outbreak, with many patients making a full recovery.
The sources said new infections have fallen to about two cases per week, compared with around five cases per day at the height of the outbreak.
A member of the medical team who arrived last week said cholera has largely been brought under control within Fuga. However, health workers continue to receive new patients arriving from surrounding areas, particularly from an artisanal gold mining site north of the town, where overcrowding increases the risk of transmission.
The outbreak in Fuga is part of a wider cholera epidemic affecting North and West Kordofan. The first cases were reported in May before the disease spread to other areas through displacement and population movement.
According to Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, Fuga has recorded 75 deaths and more than 120 confirmed cholera cases. Local medical records have documented about 800 suspected cases.
The World Health Organization says North and West Kordofan have reported 838 suspected cholera cases and 117 deaths. The agency warned that insecurity and displacement continue to hinder response efforts and the delivery of medical supplies.