Gaza faces rising Polio outbreak risk amid war, aid groups push for ceasefire
Monday, 19 August 2024 The Gaza Strip faced a growing polio threat, with aid organizations calling for a pause in the ongoing conflict for vaccination efforts. A confirmed case and several suspected cases have emerged, with the virus detected in wastewater. Humanitarian groups emphasize the need for a ceasefire to vaccinate over 600,000 children and prevent an outbreak.
Antonio Guterres says Gaza is in "humanitarian freefall" and calls for pause in fighting so aid agencies can deliver 1.6 million doses of the nOPV2 polio vaccine to the strip.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is making an urgent plea for a humanitarian pause in Gaza to conduct a mass polio vaccination campaign. The situation is dire as bombs continue to fall,..
When 10-month-old Abdel Rahman Abu al-Jedian contracted polio in July, he became the Gaza Strip's first case of the disease in 25 years. It had previously been detected in water in the war-torn..
Monday, 19 August 2024
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