Doctors Without Borders raises the alarm in Omdurman

Follow-up- Al-Zawiya Net- The MSF network revealed a noticeable increase in cholera rates in Khartoum, and indicated that the epidemiological situation is developing rapidly, which requires urgent and effective intervention to limit the spread of the epidemic.

The network considered that the health conditions in Sudan are emergency, and require the concerted efforts of all concerned parties, and the network said, in press statements, that it monitors and documents cases of injury, and follows up the developments of the situation inside hospitals.

It revealed the arrival of medical supplies estimated at 150 tons of intravenous drugs and intravenous solutions, and it is expected to arrive in a new batch of about 100,000 packages from the “Ranger” intravenous solution, which is necessary to treat drought resulting from cholera and contributes to the treatment of cases effectively.

In the context, the network said that the Ministry of Health has taken a positive step by forming a quick response teams to contain the epidemic, and added (but we see that these efforts are not sufficient, given the speed of the infection.

The network indicated that epidemics are usually the results of wars, especially in light of the significant deterioration of the infrastructure, including water purification plants, in light of the frequent water outage and the lack of chilled water and the good for drinking, which created an ideal environment for the spread of diseases.