Cholera Vaccine Delivery to Bangui

By Cathy MERCIER | LAMINE MEDIA Translated into English by Isabella Luisa CAPELLI l LAMINE MÉDIA

(Bangui, August 8, 2026 | LAMINE MEDIA) Last Wednesday, over 660,000 doses of oral cholera vaccine arrived in Bangui. This delivery marks the start of a major vaccination campaign aimed at protecting the most vulnerable populations, beginning with areas where outbreaks are already active: Bimbo and Mbaïki. Everyone over the age of one—essentially the entire population—is required to be vaccinated. While cholera has been eradicated in the West, it remains prevalent in Africa, where hygiene standards are often inadequate. It is not without reason that it is dubbed "the disease of the poor"; consequently, health authorities emphasize preventive measures—such as daily bathing, regular handwashing, consuming safe drinking water, and adhering to basic hygiene rules—without which vaccination is futile. This campaign is being implemented by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance—described by Wikipedia as "...an international organization created in 2000 to save children's lives and protect people's health by increasing equitable use of vaccines in low-income countries"—with financial support from international partners. Compounding this crisis, public sector workers (teachers, nurses, administrative staff) are enduring extremely low pay and chronic salary arrears. How can unpaid healthcare workers be expected to effectively manage a health crisis like cholera on the ground? The government's response consists merely of rhetoric and propaganda.

For: LAMINE MEDIA (in FR and GB)

Date: August 8, 2026

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