Health writer
The ministry of Health and Child Care with the assistance of other stakeholders will kick off the fourth round of national Polio vaccination campaign tomorrow until 7 February.
Said the ministry in a statement:
“From the 4th to the 7th of February 2025 the Ministry of Health and Child Care in
collaboration with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will conduct a national Polio vaccination campaign targeting all children below 10 years of age.”
The nationwide campaign targets all children under 10 years old to rapidly interrupt virus transmission and prevent further outbreaks. Children under 10 years in Zimbabwe are at high risk of contracting the highly infectious disease, which attacks the body’s nervous system and sometimes leads to paralysis.
The door-to-door vaccination is one of the tactics adopted and ensures no child is left behind, safeguarding children’s health and alleviating the burdens that come with traditional clinic visit.
Zimbabwe successfully implemented one round of the polio vaccination campaign using nOPV2 vaccine in February 2024, with more than 4 million children vaccinated, exceeding the target.