about 3.4 million children under 5 years of age in Sudan are at risk of infectious infectious diseases.
This is stated in the written statement of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Questions (VSGV).
“Currently, Sudan is faced with various epidemic diseases, such as cholera, malaria, denge, measles and rubella,” the statement said.
The UVKB announced the risk of 3.4 million children under 5 years of age with these viruses.
UVKB drew attention to the fact that the causes of the spread of these diseases are a decrease in the level of vaccination and destruction of the healthcare infrastructure, water supply, sanitation and hygiene as a result of an ongoing conflict.
The organization also notes that according to studies, in the 18 states of Sudan there is an alarming deterioration in the state of nutrition.
The statement also states that the ongoing conflicts in some regions of Sudan forces more and more people to leave their homes, and the humanitarian situation in the country continues to deteriorate.
Sudan is included in the four countries of the greatest level of malnutrition in the world, added to UVKB.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health of Sudan reported that the number of cases of cholera in the country reached 18,382, and the number of deaths was 545.
Rains and floods that operate in Sudan since June contribute to the spread of cholera in this country.
The Sudanese authorities declared an epidemic on August 12.
In the context of the ongoing conflict in Sudan and ineffective work of the healthcare system, the spread of infectious diseases further complicates the lives of people.
Civil War in Sudan
The struggle for power between the army and the forces of quick response in Sudan has been going on for more than 17 months. The conflict in the country began after the overthrow of the 30-year reign of Omar al-Bashir as a result of the popular uprising.
All attempts to resolve the conflict made to end the war were unsuccessful.
According to the UN, as a result of conflicts in Sudan, where the world’s largest crises of forced relocation and hunger are observed, more than 20 thousand people died, over 10 million people were forced to leave their homes, and more than 25 million people needed humanitarian assistance.