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Gaza's Health Ministry said a United Nations-backed polio vaccination campaign meant to target over 600,000 children had been suspended, putting the enclave at risk of the revival of a crippling ...
On Thursday, UNRWA, a United Nations agency that aids Palestinians, said that the latest effort to vaccinate against polio in Gaza had been “postponed until further notice,” citing both ...
Gaza’s health authorities have been forced to halt a polio vaccination campaign in the strip due to a lack of supplies, threatening the lives of 600,000 children. Israel’s humanitarian aid ...
An Israeli blockade on the entry of polio vaccines into Gaza leaves the lives of over 600,000 Palestinian children at risk, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. “The blocking of the entry of ...
JERUSALEM--A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus has begun, the Health Ministry said Saturday, as Palestinians in the Hamas-governed enclave ...
The ban has halted the implementation of Phase 4 of the ministry’s polio prevention campaign ... Officials say the health consequences could be catastrophic. “Children in Gaza are at risk of ...
Gaza healthcare faces collapse due to blockade, say officials Polio vaccination campaign suspended 60,000 children have malnutrition symptoms, says health ministry Hamas delegation in Cairo for ...
Another alarming emergency is the risk of disease permanently crippling children in Gaza with the increasing risk of polio, putting more than half a million at risk. Much of the disease risk is ...
Last year, the country reported more than 70 polio cases, with the virus detected in around 90 districts. This year’s first nationwide polio vaccination campaign was held in Feb, followed by a ...