Type 2 Polio virus paralyses baby in Gaza, UN calls for immediate vaccination campaign
Friday, 23 August 2024 A 10-month-old baby in Gaza was paralysed by type 2 polio, the first occurrence in 25 years, reported the World Health Organisation (WHO). The case has prompted urgent calls for a vaccination campaign amidst Gaza's war-damaged health infrastructure. Israel and Hamas have agreed to support vaccination efforts to mitigate the outbreak among the vulnerable population.
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..
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.
Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:03Published
Friday, 23 August 2024
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