Mass vaccination
- 4 hours ago
Taking care of children in war-torn Gaza is a noble work performed by the team of a vaccination campaign involving multiple UN agencies, including the Israeli-boycotted UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (“Third polio mass vaccination campaign begins in Gaza,” Feb.23, Gulf Today website).
According to the report, A third mass polio vaccination campaign began in Gaza on Saturday, AFP journalists reported, with the aim of delivering the first dose to nearly 600,000 children across the Palestinian territory. Scores of children under the age of 10 received the dose at a mosque in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, where a blistering Israeli military assault last year reduced many buildings to rubble.
The vulnerable people of Gaza have gone through the hell of their life. As Israel and Hamas are observing a ceasefire that has largely halted the fighting is the best time for humanitarian work. I hope the complete sense of peace will prevail between both the warring parties and allow Gaza people to return to their homes and live peacefully with their families.
Saqib Usman,
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