Abakuhlangothi lwezempilakahle bazakwethulela uzulu uhlelo lokuhlaba abantwana ijekiseni ye-polio kusukela ngoLwesine kusiyafika uMgqibelo.
Uhlangothi lolu lwethule umbiko lo namuhla enkundleni zokuxhumana lusithi abezempilakahle bazangena ezindlini lapho abazahlaba khona abantwana abaleminyaka emihlanu kusiya phansi. UDokotela Maphios Siamuchembu, umkhokheli wezibhedlela esigabeni sakoBulawayo, uthi luqakatheke kakhulu uhlelo lolu.
Lokhu kusekelwa nguDokotela Sitshengisani Vuma, okunhlanganiso yabodokotela eyeProgressive Doctors’ Association.
UDokotela Vuma ukhuthaza abazali ukuba behlabise abantwana ngoba uyingozi umkhuhlane we-polio.
Omunye njalo okwezempilakahle, uVusumuzi Mkandla, laye uyakusekela lokhu.
UMkandla uthi i-polio ngumkhuhlane ovikelekayo.
Abezempilakahle bathi baqhuba lumkhankaso bemanyene labohlangothi olufanayo lwakwele Zambia njengoba lumkhankaso uqhutshwa lakwamanye amazwe asemhlubulweni wangezansi yezwekazi leAfrica. Ele-Zimbabwe libikwa lacina ukuba lesehlakalo se-polio ngomnyaka ka1989 sona esaphazanyiswa ngempumelelo yokusiqeda ngomnyaka ka2005. Kunsukwana ezisanda kwedlula, kuqhamuke igciwane lepolio kwele Malawi lakwele Mozambique.