Polio campaign targets under-fives in regional outbreak response
The exercise will cover selected cross-border provinces, including Harare, in collaboration with neighbouring countries affected by the outbreak.
By PRIDE NYAMUPANGEDENGU
Apr. 15, 2026
Stakeholders concerned over polio vaccination boycott
Several wards identified as “red zones” for failing to adhere to health as basic right for children are mostly rural based.
By Nhau Mangirazi
Feb. 1, 2025
Faith leaders set religion aside to fight cholera, polio
A recent outbreak of cholera that struck him forced Darare to change his thinking about how best to tackle the disease.
By Farai Mutsaka
Apr. 21, 2024
Unicef bails out 200k Zim children
Mnangagwa said the country needed US$2 billion to tackle hunger caused by low rainfall which has wiped out about half of the maize crop.
By Priviledge Gumbodete
Apr. 15, 2024
Govt launches 2nd polio blitz
The vaccination campaign is being conducted in close collaboration with the Primary and Secondary Education ministry with a target to vaccinate
By Vanessa Gonye
Mar. 20, 2024
Byo launches second polio blitz
The nationwide campaign, targeting all children under 10 years, sought to interrupt virus transmission and prevent further outbreaks.
By Innocent Magondo
Mar. 18, 2024
Zim surpasses 4 million target during polio vaccination using the novel oral polio vaccine type
WHO has played a crucial role in supporting Zimbabwe's response to the recent polio outbreak, including conducting the nationwide vaccination campaign.
By AMH Voices
Mar. 15, 2024
Iron lung man Paul Alexander dead at 78
Alexander spent an extraordinary lifetime in the iron lung machine after contracting polio in 1952, aged six, which left him paralysed from the neck down.
By Daily Mail
Mar. 13, 2024
‘Safe water, sanitation key to ending medieval diseases’
The nOPV2 has been successfully used in several African countries, including Ethiopia, Benin, Congo Republic, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
By Gamuchirai Nyamuziwa
Feb. 23, 2024
