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Bulawayo achieves 98% coverage in first phase of polio vaccination campaign

Bulawayo Polio Vaccine Success & DRC Ebola Global Health Emergency | CITE News Bulletin Health officials in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, are gearing up for the critical second phase of the polio vaccination campaign after a massive 98% coverage success in the first round. Between April 20 and 23, 2026, more than 66,000 children under the age of five successfully received the nOPV2 vaccine. We look at what this means for public health in Zimbabwe and the next steps for parents. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a global health emergency. The deadly outbreak has hit Ituri province hard, with about 246 suspected cases and 80 reported deaths so far.

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