560,000 children in Gaza vaccinated against polio
Polio vaccinations wrap up in Gaza as officials try to inoculate 90% of children under age 10
Polio vaccinations are wrapping up in Gaza on Thursday as the World Health Organization and its partners attempt to inoculate 90% of children under age 10.
UNICEF Vaccinates Children Against Polio In Gaza Strip
UNICEF staff administer polio vaccines at UNRWA health clinic in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip on Sept. 1, 2024. The vaccination campaign is expected to run for several days, aiming to ensure reach, particularly in low-coverage areas.
Gaza Strip: Nearly 530,000 children in Gaza vaccinated against polio
Nearly 530,000 children in the war-torn Gaza Strip have been vaccinated against polio so far, said the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Wednesday.
560,000 children in Gaza vaccinated against polio as first round of campaign ends
More than 560,000 children aged below 10 in Gaza have received the first of two doses of the polio vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, after Israel’s destruction of water and sanitation systems led to a resurgence of the deadly disease in the besieged strip.
First round of polio vaccinations in Gaza completed, says WHO chief
The first round of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip has been successfully completed, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. More than 560,000 children under the age of 10 have received a first dose of the vaccine,
The First Round of the Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Is Complete. The Next Step Will Be Just as Hard
As officials prepare for the second round of the campaign, health workers take stock of the project amid conflict.
Gaza kids get polio vaccine as Israel-Hamas war continues with strike on hospital
Several people were killed in Israeli airstrikes, including at a hospital courtyard. Israeli officials said the site was a Hamas command center.
U.N. Says Gaza’s Anti-Polio Campaign Is Ending With High Hopes
Health workers have reached many vulnerable children. But for the effort to be considered a success, they must also be able to administer a booster round of vaccinations in a few weeks.
1st Round Of Gaza Anti-Polio Campaign Ends, 560,000 Children Vaccinated: UN
The United Nations and its partners have vaccinated against polio more than 560,000 children under 10 in the Gaza Strip, UN humanitarians said. About The 1st Phase Of The 1st Round The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday said the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the first round of
Over 560,000 children receive polio vaccine in Gaza as first phase of campaign ends
Last month, the first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years was recorded as a ten-month-old baby was paralysed due to the disease.
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