On the first day of Gaza’s polio vaccination campaign, over 72,000 Palestinian children were vaccinated despite the ongoing Israeli military attacks, with medical teams reporting signs of malnutrition.
The vaccination drive is being conducted by the Ministry of Health of Palestine in collaboration with the World Health Organization , United Nations Children's Fund , and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees across all regions of Gaza. / Photo: AA
“Medical teams in the central area were able to vaccinate 72,611 children on the first day of the emergency polio vaccination campaign,” the ministry said on Telegram on Sunday. According to medical teams supervising the vaccination campaign at centres in Deir al Balah, signs of fatigue and malnutrition were observed in hundreds of children who received vaccinations due to the difficult conditions they have been living through due to the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza for nearly 11 months.
Majdi Duhair, head of the technical committee overseeing the vaccination effort, said Saturday that the campaign will first focus on central Gaza from Sept. 1-4, followed by Khan Younis from Sept. 5-9, and will conclude in Gaza City and the northern regions from Sept. 9-12.The campaign comes amid a severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where Israel’s ongoing war in the enclave and an Israeli blockade of the territory have led to critical shortages of food, clean water and medical supplies.
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