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War-ravaged Sudan battles cholera epidemic

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A woman checks pots of cooking food while preparing meals at the kitchen of a centre sheltering people displaced by conflict in Sudan's eastern city of Gedaref on August 20, 2024.[Photo, AFP]

Lying on a hospital bed, Aisha Mohammed said she is "suffering" from cholera symptoms, an increasingly common ailment in Sudan where a prolonged war has ravaged the healthcare system.

Cholera, caused by contaminated water or food, had been common in Sudan particularly during the rainy season even before war broke out in April 2023 between rival generals.

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