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- Following the emergence of cholera in July 2024, Sudan is currently facing a severe outbreak, with 29,170suspected cases and 629 associated deaths reported across 15 states since January 2025. Currently, the most acutely affected states include Khartoum, Darfur, Kordofan, River Nile, and Northern States.
- In 2025, UNICEF has sustained support across all cholera affected areas. Over 700 Primary Health Care Centres (PHCCs) have been supported to deliver life-saving health services, alongside the establishment of Oral Rehydration Points (ORPs) and Cholera Treatment Units (CTUs) in high-risk areas.
- Since January 2025, UNICEF has continued supporting provision of Safe water ensuring access for 2.5 million people through water trucking, chlorination, and enhanced storage capacity, as well as support to the operation and maintenance of water treatment plants (WTPs).
- In 2025, over 2 million people have been reached through hygiene promotion activities. Notably, 316,000 of these individuals were reached in the single week between 6 and 16 June 2025.
- Ongoing Social and Behaviour Change (SBC), Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) initiatives promote community involvement and health education.
- To strengthen prevention efforts, with support of GAVI and in coordination with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF has delivered over 3 million Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) doses to Khartoum and North Kordofan. As of 10 June, OCV campaigns had been launched in Khartoum, targeting 2.6 million people across five localities. An additional 3 million OCV doses are in the pipeline to expand coverage.
- On 18 June, the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision approved an additional 1,105,198 doses of OCV to implement a reactive vaccination campaign in Sennar (Sennar State), Nyala Shimal and Nyala Janoub (South Darfur State).
- Out of the $30.6 funding request in June 2025, UNICEF has received commitments of partners for approximately $6.3 million funding and support.