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Gaza Launches Urgent Vaccination Drive Amid First Polio Case in 25 Years Amid Ongoing Conflict
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A vaccination campaign is planned to begin in Gaza on August 31, despite challenges posed by Israel's ongoing airstrikes and restrictions on aid entering the territory. The campaign aims to provide life-saving inoculations, but is threatened by hot summer temperatures and the prolonged conflict. Equipment to support the campaign has already arrived in the region.
I am gravely concerned that a 10-month-old unvaccinated child from Deir al-Balah, #Gaza, has been confirmed to have polio.
The return of polio to a place where it's been eradicated says quite a lot.
It's extremely difficult to undertake a vaccination campaign of this scale and volume under a sky full of air strikes.
On the issue of polio, a joint effort will be made together with the international community.
Delaying a humanitarian pause will increase the risk of spread among children.
For the vaccination coverage to be sufficient, 95% of the children must receive the two doses of vaccines.
The parents must be able to bring their children to health centres or to the mobile units safely. Also, the humanitarian and health workers that will provide the vaccines must be able to do so safely and to be able to access the children that need the vaccine.
There has been progress made. We need now for both sides to come together and work toward implementation.
Now that polio is confirmed, the response must be measured in hours, not weeks.
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sources
- 1.The Times of India
- 2.France 24
- 3.Haaretz
- 4.BBC
- 5.DW News
- 6.CNA News
- 7.The Guardian
- 8.Daily Sabah
- 9.El Paìs
- 10.Agence France-Presse
- 11.Axios
- 12.Reuters
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.US under Donald Trump
- 3.2024 US Presidential Election
- 4.Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 5.British Foreign Policy
- 6.Israel Foreign Policy
- 7.Islamic Terrorism
- 8.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
- 9.Israel-US Relations
- 10.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
- 11.Qatar Foreign Policy
countries
- 1.Germany
- 2.Egypt
- 3.France
- 4.Israel
- 5.Iraq
- 6.Jordan
- 7.Palestine, State of
- 8.Qatar
- 9.Syrian Arab Republic
- 10.United States
- 11.Yemen
organizations
- 1.Hamas
- 2.World Health Organization
- 3.Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
- 4.United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
- 5.UN Relief and Works Agency
- 6.United Nations
- 7.Israel Defense Forces
- 8.Palestinian Health Ministry
- 9.White House
- 10.Action Against Hunger for the Middle East
- 11.Central Intelligence Agency
- 12.Democratic Party
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- 1.António Guterres
- 2.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
- 3.Jonathan Crickx
- 4.Philippe Lazzarini
- 5.Benjamin Netanyahu
- 6.Joe Biden
- 7.Juliette Touma
- 8.Moussa Abed
- 9.Richard Peeperkorn
- 10.Anthony Blinken
- 11.Catherine Russel
- 12.David Barnea