UN and Palestinian authorities launches massive polio vaccination campaign in war-torn Gaza
Sunday, 1 September 2024 () Palestinian health authorities and UN agencies have initiated an extensive polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, aiming to vaccinate about 640,000 children. The drive faces significant challenges due to ongoing conflict, destruction, and displacement. The initiative underscores the urgent need for a temporary truce to allow families to safely access health facilities.
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, making it impossible to protect the children. The UN stresses that under the current conditions of...
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..
In a massive show of solidarity, hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have rallied across the country to protest against what they describe as Israeli "genocide" in Gaza. These large-scale demonstrations,..
Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies have begun a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent... SeattlePI.com
Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to... CTV News
Sunday, 1 September 2024 ()
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