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Zim targets 4.2 million children in emergency polio vaccination

Michael Gwarisa

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

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Africa CDC trains 500 Harare, Chitungwiza community health workers

Michael Gwarisa

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

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