Polio

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Three-year-old Hanan al-Daqqi spends her days with her younger sister Misk, occasionally asking questions. “Where’s mom?” “Where have my legs gone?” The two young children have …

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Wednesday the postponement of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza and North governorates due to the difficult conditions and …

The World Health Organization announced yesterday, Wednesday, that the first phase of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza had been successfully concluded, during which 187,000 children in the central Gaza …

Israeli forces have killed at least 35 people in Gaza, Palestinian officials said, as brief partial pauses in fighting in central Gaza allowed doctors to conduct another day of polio …

News feed Doctors say the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is going well, but parents are wondering how to protect their children from the threat of bombs and missiles when …

Gaza is struggling with infectious diseases, including polio, exacerbated by the ongoing war. Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza has created a public health crisis, with a dangerous return of infectious …

At least eight people were killed in an Israeli attack in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, as the campaign to vaccinate Palestinian children against polio continues. ADVERTISEMENT Israeli attack …

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Maha Abu Shamas, 27, has been preparing her four children, all under 10, to receive their polio vaccination since the early hours of the morning. Maha, …

The World Health Organization in Gaza said on Tuesday that it had exceeded its targets for the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza after three days of the campaign, explaining that …

In August, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza in 25 years. The virus had infected a 10-month-old baby in Deir el-Balah, leaving …