Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care has vaccinated 401,585 People against cholera, bringing the water-borne disease under control.
This translates to about 95 percent of the targeted 420,722 people in cholera hotspots in Harare, the Country’s capital.
Addressing journalists after the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the outbreak was now largely contained.
Vaccination begun early this month, with the Ministry of Health and Child Care targeting 422 722 people in Harare.
Cholera has since claimed 54 lives in Harare and affected 10 000 others.
