Sudanese govt’s decision on gold mining meets with mixed reactions
The government’s decision to forbid the use of toxic cyanide and mercury in gold mining has been met with mixed...
Vaccination campaign against cholera kicks off in Sudan
Sudan has launched an oral cholera vaccination campaign in response to the ongoing outbreak of cholera. More than 1.6 million...
Five new cases of Rift Valley fever in Red Sea state
Five new suspected cases of Rift Valley fever were reported in villages in Red Sea state. The River Nile state...
Nine more cases of Rift Valley fever in Sudan’s Red Sea state
On Wednesday, villages in the area of Arbaat in El Ganeb locality in Red Sea state reported nine new cases...
Sudan cabinet outlaws mercury, cyanide in mining
Sudan’s Council of Ministers has issued directives calling an immediate halt to the use of toxic mercury and cyanide in...
Rift Valley fever suspected in Red Sea state human and livestock deaths
Arbaat in El Ganeb locality in Sudan’s Red Sea state reported 10 new cases of suspected Rift Valley fever* on...
Fevers spreading in Darfur, health care to be enhanced in eastern Sudan
People in Sirba locality in West Darfur complain about the emergence of “an unknown disease”, that has killed at least...
UN to support cholera vaccination campaign in Sudan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) will support an oral cholera vaccination campaign aimed at...
People, animals die of ‘unknown fever’ in eastern Sudan
A man and more than 20 head of cattle died in Arbaat in Red Sea state on Thursday and Friday...
‘Humanitarian disaster’: 19,287 cases of malaria in North Darfur last month
The Central Committee for Medical Laboratories recorded 19,287 cases of malaria in North Darfur between August 25 and September 25....
Sudan Health Ministry: 226 cholera cases in one month
On Tuesday, cholera isolation centres in Sudan’s Sennar state recorded seven new cases. A report by the Sudanese Ministry of...
10 dead in North Darfur fever epidemic
Ten residents of El Fasher died because of Dengue fever, haemorrhagic fever, chikungunya fever and fever caused by malaria. Director-General...
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