Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 41790

Sudan: Vaccination

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Andrew Mitchell

ConservativeSutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle vaccine preventable diseases including (a) measles and (b) cholera in hard to reach areas of Sudan.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The conflict in Sudan and the widespread destruction of sanitation and health services has caused a devastating cholera outbreak. Two-thirds of states in Sudan are experiencing more than three different disease outbreaks, which are exacerbated by the wide...

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