Outbreaks of dengue fever and acute watery diarrhea have “killed hundreds” in war-hit Sudan, medics reported on Monday, warning of “catastrophic spreads” that could overwhelm the country’s decimated health system.
In a statement, the Sudanese doctors’ union warned that the health situation in the southeastern state of Gedaref, on the border with Ethiopia, “is deteriorating at a horrific rate”, with thousands infected with dengue fever.
More than five months into the war, 80% of the hospitals in Sudan are out of service, according to the United Nations.
