Cameroon's Public Health Minister, Manaouda Malachie, has announced a nationwide vaccination campaign to curb the spread of variant poliovirus cases detected in several health districts. The campaign is scheduled for April 24-27 and May 29-June 1, aiming to strengthen herd immunity among children under five and halt the circulation of type 2 variant poliovirus.
The variant poliovirus cases have been detected in the health districts of Ndélélé, Batouri, Ngaoundéré, Deido, Vélé, and Kousseri. The minister emphasized targeted efforts for indigenous, nomadic, refugee, displaced populations, and those living in border areas.
Vaccination teams will be deployed to public spaces, including health centers, schools, churches, markets, traditional chiefdoms, and mosques, as well as conducting door-to-door visits to households. The campaign will be coordinated with neighboring Lake Chad Basin countries: Niger, Nigeria, the Central African Republic, and Chad.
Cameroon was declared free of wild poliovirus in June 2020, but the country has experienced outbreaks linked to type 2 variants since 2021. The vaccination campaign aims to prevent a resurgence of the disease and protect the health of Cameroon's population.
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