Cholera vaccination drive starts in Mozambique after cyclone

A cholera vaccination campaign is kicking off to reach nearly 900,000 cyclone survivors in Mozambique as officials rush to contain an outbreak of the disease.

A woman and her baby walk past cholera vaccination campaign posters on the first day of the cholera vaccination programme at a camp for displaced survivors of cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique. (Photo | AP) 

Women and children wait in a queue for oral cholera vaccinations, at a camp for displaced survivors of cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique. (Photo | AP)

A government official receives an oral cholera vaccination at a camp for displaced survivors of cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique. (Photo | AP)

A health worker prepares to administer an oral cholera vaccination to a child at a camp for displaced survivors of cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique. (Photo | AP)

A woman has her index finger marked after receiving an oral cholera vaccination at a camp for displaced survivors of cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique. (Photo | AP)

A baby prepares to receive an oral cholera vaccination at a camp for displaced survivors of cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique. (Photo | AP)

A child plays in a puddle at a camp for displaced survivors of cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique. (Photo | AP)

Families are seen inside a tent at a camp for displaced survivors of cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique. (Photo | AP)