NEW CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN SUDAN KILLS 172 PEOPLE IN A WEEK

Sudan authorities said a new cholera outbreak has killed 172 people and infected more than 2,500 over the past week.
Most cases were reported in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, but cholera was also detected in other provinces across the country.
According to Sudan coordinator for MSF Joyce Bakker, the cholera spike began in mid-May, with MSF teams treating almost 2,000 suspected cholera cases in the past week alone
She said the scenes in treatment centres were “disturbing”, with many patients arriving “too late to be saved.”
She called for a united response, including water, sanitation and hygiene programmes and more treatment facilities.