Health Ministry Launches Household Inspection Campaign to Combat Disease Vectors in Khartoum

Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health has carried out a household inspection campaign in Khartoum as part of efforts to combat mosquitoes transmitting dengue fever and malaria.

Hamza Al-Jak, head of the Department of Vector Control at the ministry, stated that 7,800 inspectors are covering 963,000 households across Khartoum State, targeting water barrels, drinking containers, air conditioners, and water tanks.

Dengue fever has spread widely in Khartoum, prompting the ministry to issue warnings about the urgent need for financial resources to secure intravenous fluids and fund vector control campaigns.

According to ministry estimates, combating dengue fever requires $39 million, especially as the epidemic has now spread to 17 out of Sudan’s 18 states.

Emergency room staff and volunteers report that the number of dengue infections is steadily rising in Khartoum. Meanwhile, resistance committees in Omdurman noted a significant improvement in the availability of IV fluids and supportive medicines to ease the effects of dengue fever.