Journal article
Feasibility and acceptability of oral cholera vaccine mass vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak and floods in Malawi
Despite some improvement in provision of safe drinking water, proper sanitation and hygiene promotion, cholera still remains a major public health problem in Malawi with outbreaks occurring almost every year since 1998. In response to 2014/2015 cholera outbreak, ministry of health and partners made a decision to assess the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a mass oral cholera vaccine (OCV) as an additional public health measure. This paper highlights the burden of the 2014/15 cholera outbreak, successes and challenges of OCV campaign conducted in March and April 2015.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2016
Journal
The Pan African Medical Journal
Volume
23
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Service delivery
Diseases
- Cholera
Countries
- Malawi
Organisations
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Tags
- Campaign
- Coverage monitoring
- New vaccine introduction
- Outbreak
WHO Regions
- African Region
