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Ethopia: Ethiopia launches mass cholera vaccination in Gambella amid rising death toll, influx of displaced people from South Sudan

Ethopia: Ethiopia launches mass cholera vaccination in Gambella amid rising death toll, influx of displaced people from South Sudan

Africa Links 24 with Addis Standard2
Published on 2025-04-01 06:30:26

Dr. Mekdes Daba, Minister of Health, administering a vaccine during the official launch of the campaign in Gambella on 29 March, 2025 (Photo: Ministry of Health)

Addis Abeba – As cholera cases continue to rise in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, claiming more lives, the government has launched a weeklong vaccination campaign targeting one million people. Health officials say the campaign, which began over the weekend, will reach all zones of the region, including refugee shelters housing those displaced by ongoing violence in South Sudan.

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