Health Ministry launches Cholera Vaccination Campaign in anticipation of renewed spread

The Public Health Ministry's media office issued the following statement today: 'After the emergence of cases of cholera in Syria and in anticipation of the spread of cholera again in Lebanon, the Health Ministry launched last Monday a vaccination campaign against the epidemic in various towns in the governorates of Baalbek-Hermel, Bekaa, and Akkar, as they are scientifically classified as the most exposed to the risk of the spread of the epidemic." The statement added that the campaign is taking place with financial support from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. It added that 130 field teams have been deployed in the aforementioned governorates in cooperation with partner organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, Amel, and MEDAIR. "The number of vaccines administered until yesterday, Friday, reached fifty-six thousand seven hundred and nine vaccines (56,709)," the statement went on, adding that "the campaign will continue in the coming weeks until the desired results are achieved." In this context, the Public Health Ministry urged citizens in the targeted towns to respond to the campaign and take the free vaccine to protect their health and safety. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon