1m children at risk as cholera spreads across Sudan – Middle East Monitor

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned yesterday that more than one million children in Sudan are at risk of cholera as the disease spreads across Khartoum State.

The UN agency said 7,700 cholera cases have been recorded in the Khartoum State since January, including more than 1,000 cases among children under the age of five; in addition to 185 associated deaths.

“The number of daily cases increased from 90 to 815 cases in just ten days, between…