Mass administration of oral cholera vaccines can serve as a powerful preventer for the present worsening situation of cholera outbreak in Nepal. However, at the same time closing the means for future spread of the disease.

Nepal is one of the hotspot regions for cholera outbreaks in the world. Last year, in November, after infection spread in more than a thousand people in Nepal, the Ministry of Health and Population had decided to run a vaccination drive for cholera prevention in the most affected areas. The government of Nepal sought the emergency supply of cholera vaccines from the International Coordinating Group on Immunisation (ICG).