Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north

This article is published in association with United Nations. The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged northern Gaza even as reports emerged that one vaccination centre had been hit during a humanitarian pause, according to UN agencies on the ground. Hours after the campaign rolled out, reports […]

Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north

This article is published in association with United Nations. Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of a polio vaccination campaign, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. The UN health agency said pauses in the bombardment are key. “Humanitarian pauses are essential for its success, allowing […]

Gaza: 160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza

This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a polio vaccination campaign there, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said on Friday. UN agencies and partners in the Strip will continue to vaccinate “as many Gazan children as […]

UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine

This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered to more than half a million Palestinian children during an inoculation campaign in Gaza.   Dire conditions brought on by the war have caused the disease to resurface after more than two decades. […]

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