Cholera outbreak kills at least 10 in Sudan's West Kordofan state
A deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan's West Kordofan state kills at least 10 people and infects over 40 in El Idai locality. Ongoing fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces blocks critical medical aid, exacerbating an almost complete collapse of local healthcare infrastructure. As the rainy season worsens environmental conditions, the World Health Organization designates Kordofan as the latest hotspot and targets 928,000 people in a vaccination campaign.
West Kordofan cholera outbreak
▪At least 10 people died and more than 40 were infected with cholera in El Idai locality, West Kordofan, Sudan on August 30 and August 31, 2026.
▪Mortada Ahmed, spokesperson for the Kordofan Human Rights Observatory, stated that rainy season environmental deterioration, stagnant water, and increased insects are accelerating the cholera spread in West Kordofan.
▪The Kordofan Human Rights Observatory reported that cholera has spread to the areas of Um Jak, Hameer, Um Raqil, and Shaq El Kidad in El Idai locality, Sudan.
War-related humanitarian access barriers
▪The Kordofan Human Rights Observatory urged international organizations to pressure the warring Sudanese parties to open safe humanitarian corridors and stop using food and medicine as tools of war.
▪Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has cut off large parts of West Kordofan, blocking the delivery of medical aid, medicines, and food to civilians.
WHO vaccination campaign
▪Cholera vaccination campaigns are being launched in El Nahud, Dibanda, and El Fula in West Kordofan, alongside Kass in South Darfur and Tawila in North Darfur.
▪The World Health Organization announced a campaign to vaccinate 928,000 people against cholera in West Darfur and West Kordofan, Sudan.
Healthcare infrastructure collapse
▪The Kordofan Human Rights Observatory reported an almost complete absence of healthcare services in El Idai locality, West Kordofan, Sudan.
▪El Idai locality in West Kordofan faces an almost complete lack of life-saving medicines, particularly intravenous fluids used to treat acute watery diarrhea.
Sudan cholera epidemic scale
▪The World Health Organization reported more than 2,600 cholera cases across several Sudanese states up to early August 2026, designating Kordofan as the latest outbreak hotspot.
▪United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric stated that the United Nations and its partners are intensifying efforts to combat cholera in Sudan by providing treatment and distributing supplies.
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