Sudan declares the end of the 18-month cholera outbreak.

Sudan’s Ministry of Health has officially declared the country free of the cholera outbreak that has affected the nation for the past 18 months.

The announcement, made on Wednesday in Khartoum, follows the successful meeting of international health standards and a significant period without any new reported cases.

According to Montasir Mohamed Osman, the ministry’s head of health emergencies, stated that no fresh cases have been recorded in any state since January 14.

Under global health regulations, an outbreak is only considered over after two full incubation periods pass without a new infection, and all local transmission chains have been effectively broken.

"We can confirm that Sudan is free of the epidemic, unless cases come from abroad," Osman noted during the briefing.

The scale of the crisis was immense. Since the outbreak was first flagged in August 2024, the country recorded over 100,000 cases and lost approximately 2,408 people to the disease.

Cholera is a serious diarrheal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, with potentially fatal consequences if not treated promptly

To reach this stage, health authorities administered 20 million vaccine doses and conducted roughly 100 separate medical campaigns across the country.

The ministry also held over 130 emergency room meetings to track the spread and coordinate the response.

While the domestic outbreak is officially over, the government says it will remain on high alert to prevent any cross-border reinfection.