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Sudan launches a 5-year plan to end cholera as a public health threat
Left to right: Group photo of participants, the endorsement and launching of Sudan National Cholera Strategic Plan 2026-2030, and WHO teams at the launching event, Khartoum, 16 April 2026. Photo credit: Sudan Federal Ministry of Health media team 22 April 2026, Port Sudan, Sudan – On 16 April 2026, Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, with the Federal Ministries of Agriculture and Irrigation, Finance and Economic Planning, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, launched the Sudan National Cholera Strategic Plan 2026–2030. The Plan brings together actors from multiple sectors to work together towards ending cholera as a public health threat in Sudan. Developed through long consultations among relevant ministries and with partners, the Cholera Strategic Plan 2026–2030 was endorsed by H.E. Federal Minister of Health Dr Heitham Mohammed Ibrahim. It aims to reduce the frequency and intensity of cholera outbreaks through multisectoral approaches for cholera prevention and...




