Zambia launches final polio campaign round for 3.9 million children
The final 2026 round of Zambia’s polio campaign targeted about 3.9 million children under five in six priority provinces from 21 to 26 July.
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The final 2026 round of Zambia’s polio campaign targeted about 3.9 million children under five in six priority provinces from 21 to 26 July.
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Zimbabwe completed three synchronized nOPV2 campaigns in April, June, and July 2026, vaccinating 936,618, 997,941, and 1,025,806 children respectively.
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Zimbabwe joined Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Namibia, and Botswana in a coordinated subregional response focused on border areas and densely populated urban centres at higher risk of virus importation.
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Mozambique continued its synchronized polio response with additional vaccination activities, urging families to vaccinate children under 10 against paralysis.
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Mozambique conducted its second 2026 polio vaccination round from 17 to 20 June across 64 districts in seven provinces, targeting more than 6 million children under five.
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Zambia launched a nationwide subnational immunization campaign in April 2026, targeting children under five in Lusaka, Southern, Eastern, Central, Western, and Muchinga provinces.
Read full storyMalawi’s nationwide polio vaccination campaign ran from 24 to 27 March 2026 and reached 6,223,422 children under the age of 10 across all districts.
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Malawi vaccinated around 1.3 million children during a four-day campaign after a circulating variant poliovirus type 2 case was detected in late January 2026.
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