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Polio Vaccination Campaign Targeting 6.5 Million Children in Eight Regions

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  • The Tanzanian government is launching a polio vaccination campaign targeting over 6.5 million children in eight regions.
  • The campaign is scheduled to take place from August 27 to 30, 2026, providing free vaccinations door-to-door.
  • This initiative follows the detection of polio viruses in sewage in Mwanza in 2025 and early 2026.
  • A total of 6,555,511 children under the age of 10 are expected to receive the vaccine across the regions of Dar es Salaam, Pwani, Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Arusha, Dodoma, and Mara.
  • In the Manyara region alone, 675,630 children are anticipated to be vaccinated.

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Serikali kupitia Wizara ya Afya imeweka mkazo katika kuzuia ugonjwa wa kupooza (Polio) kwa kuendesha kampeni maalum ya chanjo itakayowafikia watoto zaidi ya milioni 6.5 katika mikoa nane nchini. Kampeni hiyo inatarajiwa kufanyika Agosti 27 hadi 30, 2026, ambapo chanjo itatolewa nyumba kwa nyumba bila malipo, huku watoto wakichanjwa bila kujali kama waliwahi kupata chanjo katika awamu zilizopita.

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