Sudan Declares Official End to Cholera Outbreak Following Sustained Intervention
Date : 08 March 2026
Venue : Port Sudan, Sudan
On 3 March 2026, Sudan declared
the end of the cholera outbreak following no report of cases for 48 days –
longer than the 2 full incubation periods of 10 days without reported cases
that are required before declaring an end to an outbreak. The last case was
reported on 14 January 2026. Cholera cases were first detected in Kassala State
in late July 2024, prompting the Federal Ministry of Health to declare an outbreak
in August 2024. The disease subsequently spread to all 18 states, infecting
124 418 people and resulting in 3573 deaths. The outbreak was driven by
disruptions to water and sanitation systems, population displacement, flooding
and limited access to health care services.
“Sudan’s health leadership,
health care workers and WHO teams fought hard and long to contain the outbreak
in the midst of a complex humanitarian emergency with an extremely challenging
operational context,” said WHO Representative to Sudan and Head of Mission Dr
Shible Sahbani. “We are able to celebrate the end of the outbreak today thanks
to the sustained multisectoral response and coordinated efforts of all
stakeholders.”
