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Third polio mass vaccination campaign begins in Gaza

22 Feb 2025

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...

Polio mass vaccination campaign to resume in Gaza on Saturday: WHO

19 Feb 2025

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that a mass campaign to vaccinate children against polio in Gaza would resume on Saturday, with over half a million children targeted.The...

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...

Second round of polio vaccination begins in Gaza

14 Oct 2024

A second round of a campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza against polio began on Monday as Israeli forces continued deadly operations in parts of the...

Gaza polio vaccination 2nd round 'more complicated:' UN

11 Oct 2024

A campaign starting next week to give hundreds of thousands of children in war-stricken Gaza the necessary second dose of polio vaccine will be "more complicated" than the first round,...

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...

Parents in war-torn Gaza rush to vaccinate children against polio

01 Sep 2024

Ghadir Hajji rushed to a clinic on Sunday in hopes her five children would be among the first to get vaccinated against polio, which has re-emerged in war-ravaged Gaza. "They...

WHO chief thanks UAE President for major contribution to polio eradication

31 Aug 2024

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday took to his official X (formerly Twitter) account to express his deep gratitude to the United Arab Emirates and...

UAE President directs $5m fund for urgent polio vaccination drive in Gaza

30 Aug 2024

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed funding for the delivery of a critical polio vaccination drive in Gaza following the re-emergence of the virus within...

Roadside blast kills 5 police personnel protecting polio workers in Pakistan’s Bajaur district

08 Jan 2024

A roadside bomb killed at least five police officers deployed to protect polio vaccination workers in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan...

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