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Gaza’s polio vaccination campaign to resume on Saturday: Report
Palestinian Health Minister Majid Abu Ramadan has said the second round of polio vaccinations will resume in northern Gaza on Saturday morning, the Wafa news agency reports, without specifying which areas will be targeted.
On Thursday, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, also said it is his “understanding that it may resume over the weekend” when asked about vaccination rollout in northern Gaza.
On October 23, the World Health Organization announced the vaccination campaign for children in northern Gaza was postponed amid Israel’s military siege, bombardment, mass displacement of people, and lack of access to areas.
Gaza’s mass vaccination effort began in September after the first confirmed polio case in the territory in 25 years was detected in August. The campaign aims to fully vaccinate more than 640,000 children in the war-torn territory.
Polio primarily affects children under five and can cause deformities, paralysis and, in some cases, death.
Children in Gaza learn to spot unexploded ordnance as Israeli unexploded bombs pose threat for years
In Gaza, children attend life-saving lessons held by the International Committee of the Red Cross on identifying unexploded ordnance left in their homes, as up to 15 percent of the missiles dropped by Israel remain unexploded, posing long-term risks.
UN investigator Chris Sidoti has highlighted the unprecedented scale of child injuries and fatalities, as children in Gaza face the ongoing threat from explosives in their daily lives.
