Gaza polio vaccination campaign Day 2: thousands more children protected

The UN-led mass polio vaccination campaign entered its second day in central Gaza on Monday with pauses in fighting holding sufficiently for thousands more children to receive their dose, in addition to the 87,000 who received their first round on Sunday, UN agencies said.

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Gaza polio vaccination campaign Day 2: thousands more children protected

Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target

03 Sep 2024

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been vaccinated in central Gaza during the first two days of the UN-led mass vaccination campaign, surpassing the initial target of 156,000. The figure amounts to around a quarter of the total population they aim to reach - some 640,000 children.

Gaza: School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA

14 Oct 2024

A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on Monday despite reported strikes on a school-turned-shelter in Nuseirat and a hospital courtyard in Deir Al-Balah where “multiple tents” were set ablaze as people slept.

UPDATING LIVE: Security Council due to meet on Gaza as WHO announces polio pauses for lifesaving vaccination campaign

29 Aug 2024

The UN Security Council is due to meet at 3pm local time in New York on the continuing crisis in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Just ahead of the meeting, the World Health Organization (WHO) said agreement had been reached with Israel to allow a mass polio vaccination campaign to get underway through a series of humanitarian pauses to begin on Sunday. For UN New app users, follow live here.