Disease, Hunger Drive ‘Invisible’ Death Toll in Sudan War 14/11/2024 Stefan Anderson The death toll in Sudan’s civil war is likely far higher than reported as violence, hunger and disease devastate Africa’s third-largest nation, a new study shows. More than 61,000 people have died in Khartoum state, the capital region where fighting began 14 months ago, according to research from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical […] Continue reading -> WHO Appeals to Israel: Reverse Decision Closing Headquarters of UN Palestinian Refugee Agency 01/11/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to Israel to reverse this week’s decision by the country’s Knesset, or parliament, to close the Jerusalem-based operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), saying that “there is simply no other alternative to UNRWA.” Tedros also said that the third phase […] Continue reading -> Gaza Polio Vaccinations: ‘What’s the Point Without Peace’ – Tedros 16/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Two days into the second round of vaccinating children against polio in Gaza, World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an urgent appeal for a political solution to the war. “People we have saved today or vaccinated today, end up being killed tomorrow, so what’s the point?” Tedros asked at a media […] Continue reading -> Conflict Breeds Drug-Resistance – And This Is Not Being Addressed 09/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Conflict is a “bio-incubator” of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) yet this is not being recognised or addressed sufficiently, according to Professor Richard Sullivan. Drug-resistant pathogens thrive in war wounds that are treated in sub-optimal conditions and in environments contaminated by heavy metals from bombs, said Sullivan, who is co-director of the Centre for Conflict and Health […] Continue reading -> Amid Escalating Conflict in Northern Gaza, WHO Appeals to Israel for ‘Pause’ to Enable Polio Vaccination Campaign 08/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The second round of polio vaccinations for Gaza’s children are due to begin on Monday – but the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) is assessing whether it may be affected by Israel’s renewed military activity in northern Gaza, including evacuation orders for three hospitals over the past 48 hours. WHO EMRO officials […] Continue reading -> October 7 Anniversary of Hamas Attack on Israel Observed Against Grinding Gaza Conflict and Spectre of Regional War 08/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israelis in southern and northern Israel huddled in shelters under missile and rocket fire from Gaza’s Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia. Palestinians in northern Gaza were being forced to relocate away from yet another incursion of Israeli tanks into densely populated urban areas, including Jabalia refugee camp. Lebanese in southern Lebanon fled at a thickening […] Continue reading -> Sudan Starves as War, Floods and Disease Take Their Toll 07/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Over half of Sudan’s citizens face acute hunger and three-quarters of a million are in danger of starving to death – the official definition of famine – yet international assistance has been slow and inadequate. Conflict has killed approximately 30,000 people and forced over a fifth of the population of 50 million to leave their […] Continue reading -> Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress 27/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Strokes in children are now common in Ukraine as Russian air strikes rain down death, stress and trauma on civilians for a 947th day, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on Wednesday. “We see strokes in children aged 12 to 13,” Liashko said. “Before the war, such cases were really unique. […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Breaking: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Begin Sunday – Israel Agrees to Three-Day Humanitarian Pause 28/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska BREAKING: A massive polio vaccine campaign targeting some 640,000 Gaza children is now set to begin on Sunday, 1 September, with agreement by Israel for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. A second round of the campaign for the two dose vaccine is planned three weeks later. “We […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Appeals to Israel: Reverse Decision Closing Headquarters of UN Palestinian Refugee Agency 01/11/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to Israel to reverse this week’s decision by the country’s Knesset, or parliament, to close the Jerusalem-based operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), saying that “there is simply no other alternative to UNRWA.” Tedros also said that the third phase […] Continue reading -> Gaza Polio Vaccinations: ‘What’s the Point Without Peace’ – Tedros 16/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Two days into the second round of vaccinating children against polio in Gaza, World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an urgent appeal for a political solution to the war. “People we have saved today or vaccinated today, end up being killed tomorrow, so what’s the point?” Tedros asked at a media […] Continue reading -> Conflict Breeds Drug-Resistance – And This Is Not Being Addressed 09/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Conflict is a “bio-incubator” of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) yet this is not being recognised or addressed sufficiently, according to Professor Richard Sullivan. Drug-resistant pathogens thrive in war wounds that are treated in sub-optimal conditions and in environments contaminated by heavy metals from bombs, said Sullivan, who is co-director of the Centre for Conflict and Health […] Continue reading -> Amid Escalating Conflict in Northern Gaza, WHO Appeals to Israel for ‘Pause’ to Enable Polio Vaccination Campaign 08/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The second round of polio vaccinations for Gaza’s children are due to begin on Monday – but the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) is assessing whether it may be affected by Israel’s renewed military activity in northern Gaza, including evacuation orders for three hospitals over the past 48 hours. WHO EMRO officials […] Continue reading -> October 7 Anniversary of Hamas Attack on Israel Observed Against Grinding Gaza Conflict and Spectre of Regional War 08/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israelis in southern and northern Israel huddled in shelters under missile and rocket fire from Gaza’s Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia. Palestinians in northern Gaza were being forced to relocate away from yet another incursion of Israeli tanks into densely populated urban areas, including Jabalia refugee camp. Lebanese in southern Lebanon fled at a thickening […] Continue reading -> Sudan Starves as War, Floods and Disease Take Their Toll 07/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Over half of Sudan’s citizens face acute hunger and three-quarters of a million are in danger of starving to death – the official definition of famine – yet international assistance has been slow and inadequate. Conflict has killed approximately 30,000 people and forced over a fifth of the population of 50 million to leave their […] Continue reading -> Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress 27/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Strokes in children are now common in Ukraine as Russian air strikes rain down death, stress and trauma on civilians for a 947th day, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on Wednesday. “We see strokes in children aged 12 to 13,” Liashko said. “Before the war, such cases were really unique. […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Breaking: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Begin Sunday – Israel Agrees to Three-Day Humanitarian Pause 28/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska BREAKING: A massive polio vaccine campaign targeting some 640,000 Gaza children is now set to begin on Sunday, 1 September, with agreement by Israel for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. A second round of the campaign for the two dose vaccine is planned three weeks later. “We […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gaza Polio Vaccinations: ‘What’s the Point Without Peace’ – Tedros 16/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Two days into the second round of vaccinating children against polio in Gaza, World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made an urgent appeal for a political solution to the war. “People we have saved today or vaccinated today, end up being killed tomorrow, so what’s the point?” Tedros asked at a media […] Continue reading -> Conflict Breeds Drug-Resistance – And This Is Not Being Addressed 09/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Conflict is a “bio-incubator” of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) yet this is not being recognised or addressed sufficiently, according to Professor Richard Sullivan. Drug-resistant pathogens thrive in war wounds that are treated in sub-optimal conditions and in environments contaminated by heavy metals from bombs, said Sullivan, who is co-director of the Centre for Conflict and Health […] Continue reading -> Amid Escalating Conflict in Northern Gaza, WHO Appeals to Israel for ‘Pause’ to Enable Polio Vaccination Campaign 08/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The second round of polio vaccinations for Gaza’s children are due to begin on Monday – but the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) is assessing whether it may be affected by Israel’s renewed military activity in northern Gaza, including evacuation orders for three hospitals over the past 48 hours. WHO EMRO officials […] Continue reading -> October 7 Anniversary of Hamas Attack on Israel Observed Against Grinding Gaza Conflict and Spectre of Regional War 08/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israelis in southern and northern Israel huddled in shelters under missile and rocket fire from Gaza’s Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia. Palestinians in northern Gaza were being forced to relocate away from yet another incursion of Israeli tanks into densely populated urban areas, including Jabalia refugee camp. Lebanese in southern Lebanon fled at a thickening […] Continue reading -> Sudan Starves as War, Floods and Disease Take Their Toll 07/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Over half of Sudan’s citizens face acute hunger and three-quarters of a million are in danger of starving to death – the official definition of famine – yet international assistance has been slow and inadequate. Conflict has killed approximately 30,000 people and forced over a fifth of the population of 50 million to leave their […] Continue reading -> Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress 27/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Strokes in children are now common in Ukraine as Russian air strikes rain down death, stress and trauma on civilians for a 947th day, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on Wednesday. “We see strokes in children aged 12 to 13,” Liashko said. “Before the war, such cases were really unique. […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Breaking: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Begin Sunday – Israel Agrees to Three-Day Humanitarian Pause 28/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska BREAKING: A massive polio vaccine campaign targeting some 640,000 Gaza children is now set to begin on Sunday, 1 September, with agreement by Israel for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. A second round of the campaign for the two dose vaccine is planned three weeks later. “We […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Conflict Breeds Drug-Resistance – And This Is Not Being Addressed 09/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Conflict is a “bio-incubator” of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) yet this is not being recognised or addressed sufficiently, according to Professor Richard Sullivan. Drug-resistant pathogens thrive in war wounds that are treated in sub-optimal conditions and in environments contaminated by heavy metals from bombs, said Sullivan, who is co-director of the Centre for Conflict and Health […] Continue reading -> Amid Escalating Conflict in Northern Gaza, WHO Appeals to Israel for ‘Pause’ to Enable Polio Vaccination Campaign 08/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The second round of polio vaccinations for Gaza’s children are due to begin on Monday – but the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) is assessing whether it may be affected by Israel’s renewed military activity in northern Gaza, including evacuation orders for three hospitals over the past 48 hours. WHO EMRO officials […] Continue reading -> October 7 Anniversary of Hamas Attack on Israel Observed Against Grinding Gaza Conflict and Spectre of Regional War 08/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israelis in southern and northern Israel huddled in shelters under missile and rocket fire from Gaza’s Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia. Palestinians in northern Gaza were being forced to relocate away from yet another incursion of Israeli tanks into densely populated urban areas, including Jabalia refugee camp. Lebanese in southern Lebanon fled at a thickening […] Continue reading -> Sudan Starves as War, Floods and Disease Take Their Toll 07/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Over half of Sudan’s citizens face acute hunger and three-quarters of a million are in danger of starving to death – the official definition of famine – yet international assistance has been slow and inadequate. Conflict has killed approximately 30,000 people and forced over a fifth of the population of 50 million to leave their […] Continue reading -> Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress 27/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Strokes in children are now common in Ukraine as Russian air strikes rain down death, stress and trauma on civilians for a 947th day, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on Wednesday. “We see strokes in children aged 12 to 13,” Liashko said. “Before the war, such cases were really unique. […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Breaking: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Begin Sunday – Israel Agrees to Three-Day Humanitarian Pause 28/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska BREAKING: A massive polio vaccine campaign targeting some 640,000 Gaza children is now set to begin on Sunday, 1 September, with agreement by Israel for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. A second round of the campaign for the two dose vaccine is planned three weeks later. “We […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Amid Escalating Conflict in Northern Gaza, WHO Appeals to Israel for ‘Pause’ to Enable Polio Vaccination Campaign 08/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan The second round of polio vaccinations for Gaza’s children are due to begin on Monday – but the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) is assessing whether it may be affected by Israel’s renewed military activity in northern Gaza, including evacuation orders for three hospitals over the past 48 hours. WHO EMRO officials […] Continue reading -> October 7 Anniversary of Hamas Attack on Israel Observed Against Grinding Gaza Conflict and Spectre of Regional War 08/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israelis in southern and northern Israel huddled in shelters under missile and rocket fire from Gaza’s Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia. Palestinians in northern Gaza were being forced to relocate away from yet another incursion of Israeli tanks into densely populated urban areas, including Jabalia refugee camp. Lebanese in southern Lebanon fled at a thickening […] Continue reading -> Sudan Starves as War, Floods and Disease Take Their Toll 07/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Over half of Sudan’s citizens face acute hunger and three-quarters of a million are in danger of starving to death – the official definition of famine – yet international assistance has been slow and inadequate. Conflict has killed approximately 30,000 people and forced over a fifth of the population of 50 million to leave their […] Continue reading -> Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress 27/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Strokes in children are now common in Ukraine as Russian air strikes rain down death, stress and trauma on civilians for a 947th day, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on Wednesday. “We see strokes in children aged 12 to 13,” Liashko said. “Before the war, such cases were really unique. […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Breaking: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Begin Sunday – Israel Agrees to Three-Day Humanitarian Pause 28/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska BREAKING: A massive polio vaccine campaign targeting some 640,000 Gaza children is now set to begin on Sunday, 1 September, with agreement by Israel for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. A second round of the campaign for the two dose vaccine is planned three weeks later. “We […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
October 7 Anniversary of Hamas Attack on Israel Observed Against Grinding Gaza Conflict and Spectre of Regional War 08/10/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israelis in southern and northern Israel huddled in shelters under missile and rocket fire from Gaza’s Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia. Palestinians in northern Gaza were being forced to relocate away from yet another incursion of Israeli tanks into densely populated urban areas, including Jabalia refugee camp. Lebanese in southern Lebanon fled at a thickening […] Continue reading -> Sudan Starves as War, Floods and Disease Take Their Toll 07/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Over half of Sudan’s citizens face acute hunger and three-quarters of a million are in danger of starving to death – the official definition of famine – yet international assistance has been slow and inadequate. Conflict has killed approximately 30,000 people and forced over a fifth of the population of 50 million to leave their […] Continue reading -> Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress 27/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Strokes in children are now common in Ukraine as Russian air strikes rain down death, stress and trauma on civilians for a 947th day, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on Wednesday. “We see strokes in children aged 12 to 13,” Liashko said. “Before the war, such cases were really unique. […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Breaking: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Begin Sunday – Israel Agrees to Three-Day Humanitarian Pause 28/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska BREAKING: A massive polio vaccine campaign targeting some 640,000 Gaza children is now set to begin on Sunday, 1 September, with agreement by Israel for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. A second round of the campaign for the two dose vaccine is planned three weeks later. “We […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sudan Starves as War, Floods and Disease Take Their Toll 07/10/2024 Kerry Cullinan Over half of Sudan’s citizens face acute hunger and three-quarters of a million are in danger of starving to death – the official definition of famine – yet international assistance has been slow and inadequate. Conflict has killed approximately 30,000 people and forced over a fifth of the population of 50 million to leave their […] Continue reading -> Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress 27/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Strokes in children are now common in Ukraine as Russian air strikes rain down death, stress and trauma on civilians for a 947th day, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on Wednesday. “We see strokes in children aged 12 to 13,” Liashko said. “Before the war, such cases were really unique. […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Breaking: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Begin Sunday – Israel Agrees to Three-Day Humanitarian Pause 28/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska BREAKING: A massive polio vaccine campaign targeting some 640,000 Gaza children is now set to begin on Sunday, 1 September, with agreement by Israel for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. A second round of the campaign for the two dose vaccine is planned three weeks later. “We […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress 27/09/2024 Stefan Anderson BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria — Strokes in children are now common in Ukraine as Russian air strikes rain down death, stress and trauma on civilians for a 947th day, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on Wednesday. “We see strokes in children aged 12 to 13,” Liashko said. “Before the war, such cases were really unique. […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Breaking: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Begin Sunday – Israel Agrees to Three-Day Humanitarian Pause 28/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska BREAKING: A massive polio vaccine campaign targeting some 640,000 Gaza children is now set to begin on Sunday, 1 September, with agreement by Israel for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. A second round of the campaign for the two dose vaccine is planned three weeks later. “We […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Afghanistan’s Drug Users Face Violence, Stigma and Segregation 30/08/2024 Manija Mirzaie KABUL, Afghanistan — On Kabul’s eastern outskirts, far from the bustling city centre, lies what locals call “the camp of addicts.” The Avicenna Drug Treatment Center, a massive compound enclosed by towering concrete walls, looms over the Afghan capital. Within its gates, Afghans face forced rehabilitation in the Taliban’s escalating war on drug addiction, a […] Continue reading -> Breaking: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Begin Sunday – Israel Agrees to Three-Day Humanitarian Pause 28/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska BREAKING: A massive polio vaccine campaign targeting some 640,000 Gaza children is now set to begin on Sunday, 1 September, with agreement by Israel for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. A second round of the campaign for the two dose vaccine is planned three weeks later. “We […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Breaking: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Begin Sunday – Israel Agrees to Three-Day Humanitarian Pause 28/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska BREAKING: A massive polio vaccine campaign targeting some 640,000 Gaza children is now set to begin on Sunday, 1 September, with agreement by Israel for a three-day humanitarian pause in fighting, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. A second round of the campaign for the two dose vaccine is planned three weeks later. “We […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts