WHO reports 300 cholera deaths in Sudan, warns dengue and meningitis rising

Due to the mass displacement caused by the civil war, more than 25 million people across the country, or more than half of Sudan's population, face acute hunger and outbreaks of disease [File: Luc Gnago LG/DBP/Reuters]

The humanitarian crisis caused by the civil war in Sudan has exacerbated infections, including cholera, which has killed more than 300 people, a World Health Organization (WHO) official says.

Margaret Harris said on Friday that 11,327 cholera cases and 316 deaths had been reported and dengue fever and meningitis infections were also on the rise.