Day: February 16, 2024

Zim targets 4.2 million children in emergency polio vaccination

Kuda Pembere

By Kudakwashe Pembere Having detected some cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV) in Harare, another has been identified in Sanyati, a district in Mashonaland West prompting Zimbabwe’s health authorities to activate an emergency vaccination campaign for children below 10 years of age this month. The vaccination blitz intends to vaccinate 4.2 million children across the country. Addressing journalists on Friday,Deputy Health and Child Care Minister Honorable Sleiman Timios Kwidini said through their surveillance mechanisms they identified a case which was confirmed via laboratory tests. “The Ministry of Health and…

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Africa CDC trains 500 Harare, Chitungwiza community health workers

Kuda Pembere

By Kudakwashe Pembere Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) on Thursday commenced a training of 500 community health workers in Harare and Chitungwiza in the management of mild to moderate cases of cholera, sensitization and managing oral rehydration points in the communities they serve. The Africa CDC which has been supporting Zimbabwe over the years in various outbreak responses. They have been supporting the Government since the start of outbreak leading to the African Union’s health arm’s decision to capacitate the community health workers who are the first port-of-call…

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