WHO provides 1.4 mln doses of oral cholera vaccine to Zambia

STORY: WHO provides 1.4 mln doses of oral cholera vaccine to Zambia SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYLVIA MASEBO, Zambian Health Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CISSY BYENKYA, the Acting United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator STORYLINE: Zambia on Monday received the first batch of 1.4 million doses of oral cholera vaccine to be administered to people in cholera hotspots in the country. The vaccines will be administered to eligible people aged one and above in selected high-risk areas in Lusaka, the country's capital, which was the epicenter of the current outbreak. The vaccine is part of the 1.7 million doses pledged by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo said the other batch will soon arrive in the country, and the vaccine will be given to people in cholera-p