Amidst Outbreak, Malawi Receives 2.9 Million Doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine

Malawi has received 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine from the Global Emergency Stockpile to support the first round of the oral cholera vaccination campaign.

Malawian minister of health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda said the campaign will target adults and children aged one year and above living in highly affected districts. They will receive two doses of cholera vaccines two weeks apart.

Over 200 individuals have died as a result of the current outbreak, which began in March 2022 and has touched 27 of Malawi’s 29 districts.It is the largest outbreak reported in the country in the past ten years. since the country reported the first case in March.