Tuberculosis disease has reportedly out broken in Al Huda Prison in Sudan’s Khartoum State, amid calls on health authorities to intervene.
A source inside the prison told Radio Tamazuj that 250 inmates were infected by the disease.
He added that about 11 prisoners died in the Huda Prison recently, whereas 6 others in critical condition were taken to Abu Anja Hospital for treatment.
The source attributed the spread of the disease to overcrowding of prisoners and lack of food, besides the absence of ventilation in the prison.
The patients called on the relevant authorities to provide medicines and improve meals before their health conditions determinate further.