On 24 April 2025, the World Health Organization officially declared a cholera outbreak in Sudan, reporting initial figures of 9,758 cases and 209 deaths across 12 states. Since then, the situation has rapidly worsened. As of late May 2025, approximately 60,993 cholera cases and 1,632 deaths have been recorded nationwide.
The ongoing conflict has devastated Sudan’s health infrastructure, displaced millions, and severely limited access to clean water and sanitation—creating the perfect conditions for cholera to spread unchecked. Particularly affected areas include Khartoum, White Nile, and North Kordofan states, where new cases continue to surge weekly.
The Sudanese Alliance for Rights urgently calls upon international organizations to significantly scale up their response. We urge agencies such as the World Health Organization, Médecins Sans Frontières, UNICEF, and other humanitarian partners to intensify efforts in providing medical treatment, expanding vaccination campaigns, and improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services.
Immediate and sustained international support is critical to curbing the outbreak and saving thousands of lives. We emphasize that without prompt intervention, the health crisis will worsen, disproportionately impacting Sudan’s most vulnerable communities.
The Sudanese Alliance for Rights reiterates that resolving this health emergency requires unwavering international solidarity and swift humanitarian action.
Sudanese Alliance for Rights,
27 May 2025
