May 2023: Zimbabwe carried out the third round of a vaccination campaign against polio

Zimbabwe carried out the third round of a vaccination campaign against polio May 23-26, targeting over 800,000 children under age 5 with oral polio drops. The third phase was added to the campaign—originally slated for two phases—in response to outbreaks in Malawi and Mozambique. In Harare, the door-to-door effort employed 507 teams and hoped to reach at least 95% of the estimated 325,851 children under 5 in the city. Mbaretimes (1); Mbaretimes (2); AllAfrica