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    Poland urges polio vaccinations for children after the virus is detected in sewage in Warsaw

    Poland urges polio vaccinations for children after the virus is detected in sewage in Warsaw

    19 Nov 2024

    Poland’s health authorities on Monday urged polio vaccinations for children after the virus was detected in Warsaw’s sewage during regular tests this month.The state Main Sanitary Inspectorate in a statement...

    Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9, including 5 children

    Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9, including 5 children

    01 Nov 2024

    A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing nine people including five...

    A fresh crisis

    A fresh crisis

    31 Oct 2024

    Israel’s parliament voted on Monday to ban UNRWA, the UN agency caring for Palestinian refugees and their descendants, from operating in annexed East Jerusalem and occupied West Bank and Gaza....

    Policeman killed in attack on polio vaccination teams in Pakistan

    Policeman killed in attack on polio vaccination teams in Pakistan

    29 Oct 2024

    At least one policeman was killed in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday as unidentified gunmen attacked a health office where polio vaccination teams were gathered, an official working at the government...

    Gaza polio vaccination campaign a 'huge success,' says WHO chief

    Gaza polio vaccination campaign a 'huge success,' says WHO chief

    13 Sep 2024

    The World Health Orginsation (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed on Friday the success of the first phase of a giant polio vaccination campaign in war-ravaged Gaza after more than...

    Pakistan plans large-scale vaccination campaign after first polio case reported in 16 years

    Pakistan plans large-scale vaccination campaign after first polio case reported in 16 years

    08 Sep 2024

    A case of poliovirus has been reported from the federal capital after 16 years, taking the tally of cases reported this year to 17, officials have confirmed. Other than the...

    UAE's support accelerates vaccination of over 187,000 children in Gaza

    UAE's support accelerates vaccination of over 187,000 children in Gaza

    05 Sep 2024

    The UAE's support has accelerated the vaccination of over 187,000 children in Gaza since the launch of the polio campaign. This effort, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation...

    Polio vaccine campaign officially begins in war-hit Gaza

    Polio vaccine campaign officially begins in war-hit Gaza

    01 Sep 2024

    A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday, the Health Ministry said, as Palestinians in the Hamas-governed enclave and...

    Polio vaccination campaign for over 640,000 children in Gaza to begin on Sunday

    Polio vaccination campaign for over 640,000 children in Gaza to begin on Sunday

    30 Aug 2024

    Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative for the Palestinian territories, has announced that a two-phase polio vaccination campaign will commence in Gaza on Sunday (Sept.1). Speaking to reporters...

    10-month-old Palestinian child has polio, first such case in Gaza in 25 years

    10-month-old Palestinian child has polio, first such case in Gaza in 25 years

    17 Aug 2024

    Gaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after UN chief Antonio Guterres called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to...

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