Between January 8 and 12, more than 2 million people were vaccinated against cholera in the districts most affected by the outbreak, corresponding to almost full coverage compared to the schedule.

Quoted by Rádio Moçambique, the head of the Ministry of Health's Expanded Vaccination Program, Leonildo Nhampossa, said that a total of 2,268,548 people over the age of one had been vaccinated against the disease in four provinces.

The target for this vaccination operation was 2,271,136 people, corresponding to the population living in the most vulnerable areas and the focus of the current outbreak.

Information from the National Directorate of Public Health indicates that the campaign was carried out in the districts of Chiúre and Montepuez in Cabo Delgado; Gilé, Gurué and Mocuba in Zambézia; Mágoe, Moatize and Zumbo in Tete province and Maringue in Sofala.

The most recent bulletin on the progression of the disease, from the National Directorate of Public Health and with data up to January 21, indicates that there have been 10,061 cases of cholera in the country since October 1, with 25 deaths and more than 7,000 people hospitalized.

Meanwhile, the lethality rate has dropped in the last week from 0.3% to 0.2%, according to the same bulletin, which continues to identify nearly 30 districts, mainly in the north of the country, with active cholera cases.

Nampula is currently the most affected province, with a total of 3,246 cases and 12 deaths, followed by Tete, with 1,897 cases and six deaths.