Zambia Launches Final Round of Polio Vaccination Campaign Targeting 3.9 Million Children

Country: Zambia Source: World Health Organization 19 July 2026 – LUSAKA, Zambia. The Government of the Republic of Zambia, through the Ministry of Health, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, UNICEF and other partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), has launched the final round of the Sub-National Immunization Activities (SIA) polio campaign targeting about 3.9 million children under the age of five. The Government of the Republic of Zambia leveraged the