Dengue Fever Cases Surge in Damazin Amid Limited Healthcare Services
Damazin – Mashaweer
Cases of dengue fever have risen sharply in the city of Damazin, in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, with 681 confirmed infections and more than 600 suspected cases recorded since last June. Health authorities have intensified mosquito control campaigns, while residents continue to complain about the high cost of medical tests and shortages of some essential medicines.
According to Bilal Al-Daw Qaja, Director of the General Administration of Emergency and Epidemic Control in Blue Nile State, hospitals have recorded one confirmed death, while investigations are underway into several other deaths that occurred within the community.
He explained that the areas most affected include East Al-Nasr, West Al-Nasr, Al-Thawra, Arkaweet, as well as the Army Barracks.
Al-Daw Qaja added that, since 16 July, the authorities have been implementing an outbreak response plan that includes eliminating mosquito breeding sites in residential areas and conducting insecticide spraying campaigns in the hardest-hit neighborhoods. The campaign has also been expanded to cover Al-Roseires, the state’s largest city.
He noted that the authorities have supplied 150 rapid diagnostic tests, which have been distributed free of charge to government hospitals, the Police Hospital, and the Military Medical Hospital.
