Lundazi District Health Department has vaccinated over 40,800 children below the age of five years in the second round of the polio vaccination campaign.
District Director of Health Services, Simon Mwale said the 40,834 children were reached against the target of 39,991.
This accounts to about 102 percent.
Dr. Mwale said the Department is encouraged with the target reached, adding that more children will be reached in the continuous polio vaccination programme to make the district free from polio.
The Health Administrator noted that the district’s proximity to Malawi makes it prone to increased polio cases.
He has commended all stakeholders for their part in achieving a hundred percent polio vaccination coverage.
“Despite being faced with challenges such as poor road net, the door to door second phase Polio Vaccination campaign was a success,” Dr Mwale said.
