Amman, Feb 23 (Petra) — A new round of polio vaccinations is under way in the Gaza Strip with more than 1,700 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) workers participating through health centers and mobile points, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said.
The latest round of a large-scale polio vaccination campaign targeting nearly 600,000 young children kicked off on Saturday, the United Nations said on its website.
It followed a campaign last year that reached hundreds of thousands of children under the age of 10, it said.
Polio virus was recently detected in wastewater samples in Gaza, indicating that circulation is ongoing and putting young lives at risk, it said.
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23/02/2025 17:13:49
