Cholera Cases Decline in Khartoum, Recovery Rate Rising
Khartoum – Sudanhorizon
Field reports issued on Tuesday revealed an improvement in health conditions in Khartoum’s localities.
According to government reports issued by the Ministry of Health in the Khartoum State, the recovery rate among cholera patients reached 60% out of a total of 800 cases, including 223 cases discharged from the hospital.
The Governor of Khartoum, Ahmed Osman Hamza, held a meeting today with the Health Emergency Committee, headed by the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Fath Al-Rahman Mohamed. The meeting reviewed efforts to contain symptoms like diarrhea, focusing on intensifying prevention and treatment for cases in isolation centers, and increasing the number of mobile clinics to detect the disease and provide treatment in the field.
The reports confirmed that healthcare and intensive care have increased the recovery rate among those infected to 60%, and that the recovery rate is likely to increase by implementing the treatment protocol.
The Ministry has also expanded the number of isolation centers and distributed those infected to several new centers to prevent overcrowding.
The meeting expected a decrease in infection rates after the restoration of electricity, the operation of water stations and wells, and the provision of clean water to citizens. This will be complemented by increased disinfection of water sources at Nile stations and wells, which will be subject to daily testing. Environmental health campaigns will also be intensified to combat the unregulated sale of food and beverages, close ambushes, and intensify fly control, particularly in markets.
In a related development, a cholera vaccination campaign began on Tuesday in the Jebel Awliya locality, with all artesian wells closed.
The Ministry of Health stated that most of the critical cases leading to death are among individuals who were held captive by the rebel militia in the Salha area and south of Omdurman, and who were consuming contaminated food and water.
The Governor of Khartoum directed increased awareness campaigns about the dangers of the disease, adherence to preventive instructions, and avoiding the consumption of open air and uncovered food and beverages. He also announced an increase in the number of beds in isolation centers, announcing that the state has mobilized all its resources to contain the disease.
The National Fund for Medical Supplies announced on Monday that a shipment of medicines was dispatched to Khartoum from its regional warehouses in Madani, Port Sudan, and Atbara. The shipment contains 150 tons of intravenous solutions, assorted medicine, and medical supplies to Khartoum to combat the cholera epidemic spreading in some parts of the State.
During the current month of May, about 90 tons of intravenous solutions arrived in the state from the Fund’s warehouses in Wad Madani, and 30 tons of medicine, medical supplies, and cholera treatment packages from the Fund’s warehouses in Port Sudan. Procedures are currently underway to send an additional 30 tons of intravenous solutions through the regional chamber in Atbara.
Dr. Muhallab Ahmed Al-Badawi, the Supply Representative of the Central Emergency Committee at the Federal Ministry of Health, confirmed the continuation of the medical supply process for emergency medical supplies to Khartoum State and the states affected by the cholera outbreak due to the deterioration of water services and health conditions resulting from the remnants of war.
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