The World Health Organization has said the first three-day pause in fighting to allow for the vaccination of 640,000 children will start on SundayFull story: WHO says fighting pauses agreed to allow polio vaccinationsCatherine Russell, executive director of UNICEF, has posted on X ahead of the planned mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza. She said the area-specific humanitarian pauses must be respected and failure to do so would be an “unforgivable failure” for children in Gaza and the region.UNICEF is ready to start the first round of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza on Sunday to reach nearly 640K children. All parties MUST respect the area-specific humanitarian pauses to stop polio from spreading in Gaza and the region.It’s very simple. If fighting doesn’t stop, polio vaccinators are unable to reach children. Gaza has been polio free for 25yrs until now. Failing to respect these pauses would be an unforgivable failure for the children in Gaza and the region who have already suffered so much. Continue reading…
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Author : Jane Clinton
Publish date : 2024-08-30 07:03:49
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Middle East crisis live: Israel and Hamas agree to limited fighting pauses in Gaza to allow urgent polio vaccinations, says WHO
