Vaccination campaign against cholera begins in Sudan

20/10/2024 7:11

        The Sudanese Ministry of Health said Saturday that a vaccination campaign targeting more than 1.4 million people against cholera kicked off in eastern and northern parts of the country.
        
        "A round of response to the ongoing outbreak of cholera was launched this (Saturday) morning in three states, including the River Nile (in northern Sudan), Kassala, and Gedaref (in eastern Sudan)," the ministry said in a statement.
        
        The campaign aims to vaccinate 1,407,546 people aged one year and above and will continue until Thursday, it said.
        
        "The campaign is one of the interventions to reduce the disease burden and the degree of risk, which limits both infections and deaths," Amal Mahmoud, a representative of the ministry's healthcare department, said in the statement.
        
        Meanwhile, Ismail Al-Adani, director of the Expanded Program on Immunization at the ministry, said more doses of cholera vaccine will arrive on Oct. 24.
        
        The ministry said on Oct. 5 that it had received 1.4 million doses of the cholera vaccine provided by the international organization GAVI, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).