The country’s epidemic, which began last October, has spiralled out of control and has already claimed more than 1,000 lives

The current caseload has reached over 56,000 across 45 of the country’s 78 counties, with a mortality rate of 1.9 per cent, almost double of the global standard for the emergency threshold.

Cholera, a treatable disease, has already claimed over 1,000 lives in South Sudan, with one death occurring just a day before The Telegraph visited the ward.

Cholera can kill within hours. It starts suddenly, draining the body with diarrhoea, vomiting, and cramps.