In the midst of new injuries. The World Health Organization announces the depletion of cholera treatments

The global stock was exhausted from the oral cholera vaccine, and according to the World Health Organization, no doses are available, amid new injuries. Although more doses are expected to achieve in the coming weeks, this deficit places major challenges for the reaction efforts and impedes the efforts to control the spread of the disease. From the beginning of 2024 until now, a total cumulative of 439 thousand and 724 cholera, 3 thousand and 432 deaths worldwide in five regions of the World Health Organization. Although the number of cases in 2024 is 16% lower than last year, the World Health Organization says that deaths are 126% very worrying. The death rate may be partly due to the locations specified for these outbreaks, which include the areas affected by the conflict where access to health care is badly at risk, and the areas suffering from major flooding have damaged important infrastructure and areas with insufficient medical facilities. New cases, and during September, a total of 47 thousand and 234 new cases were reported in 14 countries by three areas belonging to the World Health Organization, representing a 15% decline over last month. The Eastern Mediterranean region has recorded the largest number of cases, followed by the African region and the Southeast Asian region. The Eastern Mediterranean, which includes Sudan, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan, reported about 41 thousand new cases. Followed by the African region, which includes 17 countries, with 5 thousand and 710 new cases, while Southeast Asia reported 100 new cases. In the same period in September, 583 deaths linked to cholera were recorded, which is an 89% increase compared to the number of deaths reported worldwide during the month of August; The largest deaths were recorded in the Eastern Mediterranean region with a total of 418 cases. In the period between 2 and 29 September 2024, Sudan reached 15 thousand and 47 new cases of cholera, and 408 deaths involved, with a 2.7% death rate, reflecting an increase of 498% in cases and an increase of 219% in deaths compared to the previous month. The cholera distribution was particularly serious in the eastern states of the country, where the State Kassala and the Nile and Qadarf River recorded the largest number of cases continuously. The national mortality rate during this period ranged between 2% and 3%, as many states, including clear, Kasla and Sennar, were higher mortality rates. In the period from 1 January to 29 September 2024, Sudan was notified of a total of 20 thousand and 62 cases, and 622 deaths with a death rate of 3.1%. The organization says that multiple risk factors, including continuous violence and recent serious flooding, have exacerbated the situation, which has increased the risk of cholera in the entire country. Zambia was the first place in the number of deaths; Which has reached 637 deaths since the beginning of the year out of a total of 20 thousand and 219 cases of cholera. Since Sudan was second in the number of deaths; Which has reached 622 deaths since the beginning of the year out of the total of 20062 cases of cholera; Zimbabwe was third with a number of deaths of 399 cases of the total of the 2003 injury since the beginning of the year. Relating to the death rate; Togo was first place with 20% deaths from the total number of cases (one of the total of 5 cases of injuries), while Uganda was second with 5.6% of deaths from the total number of cases (5 deaths out of a total of 89 cases since the beginning of the year). Nigeria was third with 3.3% deaths from the total number of cases (559 deaths from a total of 10837 injuries since the beginning of the year), while Zambia took fourth place with 3.2% death; Sudan was dead fifth with 3.1% compared to the number of injured since the beginning of the year. 9 countries sustained injuries; Without deaths this year, namely Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Pakistan, Syria, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand. In the period between January 1 and September 29, only 3 Arab countries recorded cases of cholera, which is Sudan (20062 injuries, 622 deaths), Syria (10563 cases without deaths) and Yemen (36,404 cases and 159 deaths). The health organization says the world is currently a witness to widespread outbreaks of cholera, which poses a major threat to public health in many countries, especially those suffering from humanitarian crises. The efforts of the World Health Organization are concentrated in various major fields, as the organization works to improve the coordination between the various parties working in the field of cholera control, avoid duplication in the efforts done and increases the efficiency of operations; The organization also seeks to improve the quality and availability of data associated with cholera by developing and improving reports -preparation instruments.