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Yellow fever campaign launches in Khartoum State as final phase of countrywide immunization drive
Attributable to the Federal Ministry of Health in Sudan 7 November 2019, Khartoum, Sudan – The final phase of the yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting more than 30 million people across Sudan was launched this week in Khartoum State. Almost 7.5 million people are targeted in the 7 localities of Khartoum State, including displaced people...
WHO scales up cholera vigilance in Khartoum, Sudan
Participants learn about waste management in cholera treatment centres as part of the WHO training supported by MSF 5 November 2019, Khartoum, Sudan -- To prevent a potential spread of the current cholera outbreak to Khartoum State – including to the country’s capital Khartoum City – and at the request of the Federal Minister of Health Dr Akram...
WHO, Federal Ministry of Health and partners mobilize 3.3 million doses of oral cholera vaccine in Sudan
Dr Naeema Al Gasseer, WHO Representative in Sudan takes part in the opening of the OCV campaign in Sinnar State. 11 October 2019 Khartoum, 29 October 2019 – Sudan declared an outbreak of cholera on 8 September 2019 after a noticeable increase in the number of cholera cases reported in the two states of Sinnar and Blue Nile, in the centre and south...
World Polio Day 2019: Sudan celebrates global eradication of wild poliovirus type 3
WHO Regional Director Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari (third on left) attending Sudan's celebration on World Polio Day in Khartoum on 24 October 2019 Khartoum, 27 October 2019 – The Government of Sudan, in partnership with World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) and other health partners supporting the national polio...
Vaccination campaign against cholera kicks off in Sudan
Attributable to the Federal Ministry of Health in Sudan, WHO and UNICEF KHARTOUM, 11 October 2019 - “Sudan has launched an oral cholera vaccination campaign in response to the ongoing outbreak of cholera. More than 1.6 million people aged one year and above in the Blue Nile and Sinnar states will be vaccinated over the coming five days. “The...
WHO trains health workforce for oral cholera vaccination campaign in Sudan
8 October 2019, Khartoum, Sudan – Ahead of the launch of the oral cholera vaccination campaign this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) is training the health care providers, vaccinators and health volunteers who will be on the ground vaccinating at least 1.6 million people in the states of Blue Nile and Sinnar. More than 280 trainers from WHO...
Critical WHO supplies arrive in Sudan to manage cholera outbreak
25 September, 2019 – A shipment of 36 tons of cholera treatment medicines and supplies have arrived in Khartoum and are being prepared for distribution as part of the World Health Organization’s response activities supporting the Federal Ministry of Health in Sudan to contain and halt a cholera outbreak. The shipment includes 5000 rapid...
WHO responds to cholera cases in Sudan
Khartoum, 11 September 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with national health authorities and partners to respond to cases of cholera in Blue Nile State in south-eastern Sudan. Between 28 August and 10 September, Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health reported at least 51 cases of acute watery diarrhoea in Blue Nile State,...
WHO Sudan finalizes training on risk assessment tool
Khartoum, Sudan, 24 July 2019 – WHO has finalized a 3-day training of trainers for Ministry of Health staff in Sudan on the use and application of the strategic tool for assessing risk (STAR). The STAR tool was developed by WHO to assess and prioritize risks to support planning for health emergencies as stipulated by the International Health...
Sudan prepares to vaccinate over 11 million children against measles and polio
WHO technical Officer administers the measles vaccine to a child in South Darfur StateKhartoum, 8 April 2019 – The Federal Ministry of Health in Sudan, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today launched a large-scale vaccination campaign in Sudan to...
