South Sudan, UN to immunise 144,000 against cholera
Women carry their belongings inside the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal, on June 14, 2016. The UN health agency says given the risk of infectious outbreaks like cholera in South Sudan, it has developed a system to anticipate/forecast cholera epidemics for effective preparedness. PHOTO | ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN | NMG
What you need to know:
The first round of the campaign will be conducted from November 18-23 while the second round is tentatively slated for December 9 to 13.
With support from Gavi, a total of 280,033 doses of vaccines have been secured to prevent the risk of cholera outbreak in high-risk areas.
WHO said in September that a cholera outbreak was declared in Sudan with a total of 278 cases including eight deaths reported as of October 12.
