The United Nations (UN) stressed that humanitarian pauses need to be "respected," as three agencies prepare to start a second round of polio vaccinations in the Gaza Strip on Monday.
"On 14 October, @UNRWA together with @UNICEF & @WHO will start delivering the 2nd round of polio...
The Hamas-run Gaza government media office in a statement on Saturday blamed Israel for the recent spread of polio in the Gaza Strip, citing the ongoing conflict as a major obstacle to the vaccination campaign.
The statement stressed the need for a ceasefire to allow health teams to safely...
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday the arrival of over 1.2 million doses of polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV) to Gaza, with an additional 400,000 doses expected to arrive "soon."
"We have trained more than 2180 health workers and community outreach workers to provide...
The head of Israel's Association of Public Health Physicians urged the United Nations to ensure that Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip are part of the upcoming polio vaccination campaign, The Times of Israel reported.
In a letter sent to the directors of the World Health Organization (WHO) and...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it has reached a preliminary agreement with Israel on "area-specific humanitarian pauses" in the Gaza Strip so the WHO can vaccinate Palestinian children against polio. The disease returned to Gaza after 25 years as a consequence of the...
The health ministry of the Palestinian Authority announced on Friday the detection of its first polio case in 25 years.
"Amid the challenging health conditions in the Gaza Strip, including the spread of infectious diseases, the overflow of sewage into streets and among displaced persons' tents, and...
United States health officials stated on Friday that the virus that causes polio was found in New York City's wastewater. They added that this is a sign that the disease is spreading among the unvaccinated population.
"With polio circulating in our communities there is simply nothing more essential...
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