The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says he is 'gravely concerned'.
A 10-month-old baby has been partially paralysed after contracting polio in Gaza, United Nations officials have said.
The 10-month-old, who was unvaccinated, is said to be in a stable condition after developing paralysis in one leg.It can cause disfigurement and paralysis, and is potentially fatal. It mainly affects children under the age of five. Adequate fuel, increased flow of cash, reliable communications and the ensured safety of both health workers and people reaching health facilities were also needed, he said.
On 18 August, the Israel Defense Forces said since the beginning of the war, 282,126 vials of the polio vaccine, sufficient for 2,821,260 doses, have been sent to Gaza.
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