Acute Watery Diarrhoea has affected Sudan since August 2016, infecting over 36,000 people and killing over 800 to date. These are the stories of the people living with, and fighting against AWD. This week: Khalid Sarour, Environmental Health Officer in Kosti, White Nile. Khalid Sarour speaking with community leaders in White Nile state (Photo:...

5 December - A new report by the World Health Organization shows that, although in Sudan reported malaria cases have fallen since a spike in 2014, from 1.2 million to nearly 900 000 cases, additional estimates paint a different picture which indicates that caution and continued vigilance remain necessary. First, both the fluctuating longer term trend...

Acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) has affected Sudan since August 2016, infecting over 36 000 people and killing over 800. Over the next 3 weeks, read along as we introduce you to the people living with and fighting against this deadly disease. This week: Somaia Abdallah (28) works as a nurse in Kosti CTC, a special facility for AWD cases. Nurse...

Acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) has affected Sudan since August 2016, infecting over 36 000 people and killing over 800. Over the next 3 weeks, read along as we introduce you to the people living with and fighting against this deadly disease. This week: Hammad Yousif Ibrahim (42) from Kosti, White Nile State, was treated for life-threatening AWD at...

WHO Representative for Sudan, Dr Naeema Al Gasseer, speaks at the launch of Sudan’s first ever joint annual review of the health sector 7 November 2017 – On 6 and 7 November, around 300 partners from all parts of Sudan’s health sector are gathering in Khartoum to launch the country’s first ever joint annual review of the health sector (JAR)....

WHO staff in South Darfur fight AWD with the help of local communities (Photo: Afeef Mohamed Ali/WHO Sudan) 24 September 2017 – With Sudan’s rainy season underway, the risk of AWD spreading more quickly has increased. Potential risk factors include increasing breeding sites for insects, decreasing quality of water and sanitation facilities, and...

Trainers, participants and WHO staff at today’s AWD management training, making the “zero cases” hand gesture (Photo: Simon van Woerden/WHO Sudan) 12 September, 2017 -Today in Khartoum, a team of experts from WHO’s partner the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (icddr,b) trained the first of two batches of 35...

In Hai Aljabal, a community of approximately 4,000 people in El Geneina, West Darfur, trash is not always cleaned up immediately. When trash or “solid waste” lies around, it can become a breeding ground for flies, insects and other so-called vectors which can spread Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) and other diseases. However, thanks to WHO...

Every day, WHO staff are at work saving lives and improving the health of the people of Sudan. On World Humanitarian Day, we celebrate humanitarian aid workers by shining a light on their work. Meet Abdelrahman, Primary Health Care Officer in North Darfur. WHO's Abdelrahman Sharief, inspecting a child in Zamzam IDP camp (Photo: Abdelrahman...

Every day, WHO staff are at work saving lives and improving the health of the people of Sudan. On World Humanitarian Day, we celebrate humanitarian aid workers by shining a light on their work. Meet Wafeeg Babiker Abu Elnoor, National Public Health Officer in Kassala. Wafeeg (third from right) during a supervision mission (Photo: Wafeeg Babiker Abu...