Sudan has officially declared its cholera outbreak over after 48 days without new cases, ending a crisis that infected more than 124,000 people across all 18 states.

March 2026- Sudan has officially declared the end of its cholera outbreak on 3 March 2026, after no new cases were reported for 48 consecutive days, exceeding the required two full incubation periods of 10 days without recorded infections. The final confirmed case of the outbreak was reported on 14 January 2026

Cholera infections were first identified in Kassala State in late July 2024, prompting the country’s Federal Ministry of Health to formally declare an outbreak in August 2024. The disease subsequently spread across all 18 states, infecting 124,418 people and resulting in 3,573 deaths during the course of the crisis.

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Health authorities said the outbreak was largely fuelled by disruptions to water and sanitation infrastructure, widespread population displacement, seasonal flooding, and limited access to healthcare services, all of which created conditions conducive to the spread of the disease.

“Sudan’s health leadership, health care workers and WHO teams fought hard and long to contain the outbreak in the midst of a complex humanitarian emergency with an extremely challenging operational context,” said WHO Representative to Sudan and Head of Mission Dr Shible Sahbani. “We are able to celebrate the end of the outbreak today thanks to the sustained multisectoral response and coordinated efforts of all stakeholders.”

“As with all health responses in Sudan’s current complex situation, managing the cholera outbreak was challenging and pushed our teams and partners to their limits,” said H.E. the Federal Minister of Health Dr Haitham Ibrahim. “We have overcome this through strong coordination and the dedication of our teams across the country. We have documented these lessons and are now better prepared for future outbreaks.”

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