WorldAfricaZimbabwe: Cholera outbreak and vaccination campaign's update

Zimbabwe: Cholera outbreak and vaccination campaign’s update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak, Public Health

Victims

572

Wounded

27055

Date

March 7, 2024

What happened

Supported by World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region, National Vaccination’s Team were deployed to various provinces to supervise the campaign implementation against Cholera. The first phase was completed in target districts in Harare province, as well as in Masvingo, Midlands and Mashonaland Central, achieving over 90% coverage. The 2 303 248 vaccine doses were received in Zimbabwe in three batches, with the final batch of 66 612 received on 17 February 2024.

As of 3 March 2024, the country had recorded more than 27 055 suspected Cholera cases, over 71 laboratory-confirmed deaths and 501 suspected deaths since the beginning of 2023.

Where it happened

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