Government rolls out rabies vaccination programme

GOVERNMENT has rolled out a massive rabies vaccination programme in Harare and its surrounding environs to eliminate the spread of the deadly disease.

The programme, spearheaded by the Department of Veterinary Services under the Ministry of Agriculture Mechanisation and Water Resources Development, comes at a time when there has been an increase in dog bites in the city.

The campaign started on October 1 and will run until November 17, 2026, to protect domestic animals against rabies and reduce the risk of transmission of the disease to humans.

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