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An elderly Sudanese cholera patient lies on a bed at a United Nations-run makeshift clinic in the town of Tawila in north Darfur, Sudan, Aug. 5, 2025. (OSV News photo/Mohammed Jamal, Reuters) (Mohammed Jamal)

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Amid conflict, cholera outbreak accelerates hunger and starvation in Sudan

August 25, 2025January 20, 2026

OSV News – Catholic Church leaders have spotlighted a cholera outbreak in South Sudan and Sudan, as some faith-based humanitarian agencies moved to respond to the crisis.As of Aug. 19, South Sudan had reported more than 88,000 cases and 1,500 deaths from the outbreak, which started in 2024. In July, the government said the outbreak…...