Over two million doses of oral cholera vaccines administered in Myanmar

YANGON: More than two million doses of oral cholera vaccines have been administered in Myanmar since September this year, an official from the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday (Dec 24).

Following a diarrhoea outbreak in Yangon region in July this year, the country's Ministry of Health reported the situation to the World Health Organization (WHO) and intensified efforts to combat the disease, the ministry said.

The administration of the vaccines began in September. Currently, the Ministry of Health, in cooperation with local and related organisations, is monitoring the outbreak of diarrhoea in regions and states across the country, it said. - Xinhua