The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on its Telegram account that the polio vaccination campaign organized by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) attracted great attention. On the second day of this campaign, which was aimed at children under the age of 10, especially in the central part of the Gaza Strip, a total of 158 thousand 992 children were vaccinatedreported.
This vaccination campaign, launched in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UNRWA, is aimed at children under the age of 10 in the Gaza Strip. Covers more than 600 thousand children. WHO: Vaccination efforts in Deir al-Balah region September 4He announced that it will continue until . In addition, a similar campaign was carried out in the city of Khan Younis, located in the south of Gaza. 31 AugustIt has started as of the evening.
This vaccination campaign is of great importance in terms of strengthening health services in the region and protecting the health of children. Vaccines will help prevent polio and make families more aware of it.
