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Cholera cases and deaths increased from 18\u2009403 and 302 in 2022 to 52\u2009570 and 470 in 2023. From October 1st to December 31st, 2022, we conducted a mixed descriptive study to analyze the management process underpinning the cholera vaccination campaign in the Katana health district, South Kivu province, DRC. The survey targeted households (n\u2009=\u2009404) with 1 adult person per household responding on behalf of all the members of the household and key informants (KI) who were health workers (n\u2009=\u20096) in 5 health areas of the Katana health district. The overall cholera prevalence in the surveyed households was 4.7% (95% CI 2.9-7.3), and the overall vaccination rate was 25.0% (95% CI 20.9-29.5). Most interviewed household respondents (54.5%) were eager for their household members to get vaccinated, and 61% had to walk for more than 1 hour to reach the vaccination center. 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