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Sudan's health ministry declares cholera epidemic after 22 deaths

A nurse administers the cholera vaccine to a child in Sudan's Gedaref city on 20 November, 2023, during a vaccination campaign to reduce the cholera epidemic in war-torn Sudan. AFP - -

Sudan's Health Minister this weekend declared a cholera epidemic after 22 deaths were reported. The situation has become dire in the northeast African nation, where the population is suffering from the fallout of catastrophic floods and a 16-month conflict.

"We are declaring a cholera epidemic because of the weather conditions and because drinking water has been contaminated," Sudan's Health Minister Haitham Ibrahim said in a video released on Saturday.

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