Zimbabwe starts campaign to vaccinate 2.3 million citizens against oral cholera

Zimbabwe on Monday launched the oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign targeting 2.3 million citizens in high-risk areas, Anadolu Agency reported.

The campaign aims to battle a deadly cholera outbreak that has affected 21,000 people countrywide and claimed more than 400 people, in 60 out of 63 districts, since Feb. 12 last year.

The campaign is taking place with the help of partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Oral cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by the ingestion of contaminated food or water.