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The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said that it has sent around 1.2 million doses of the polio vaccine to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, to be transported to the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah, after the first case of polio was recorded in Gaza in 25 years.
Footage shows the vaccine shipments at the airport with workers uploading them into cargo trucks. The video also features UNICEF staff in Deir al-Balah checking the shipments sent from Tel Aviv and placing them into storage refrigerators.
UNICEF said the footage was filmed on Sunday, August 25, when the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the arrival of 1,260,000 OPV2 vaccine doses and 500 special containers.
On August 16, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of polio in Gaza for a quarter of a century in an 11-month-old baby. This comes after the virus was detected in sewage samples taken from Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah in July 2024.
“Here are some of the 1.2 million vaccine doses that UNICEF is bringing to the Gaza Strip. The objective is to lead a large-scale vaccination campaign against polio virus Type two in cooperation with WHO, UNRWA and other partners. The objective is to have more than 640,000 children below the age of ten vaccinated against polio in Gaza,” said Jonathan Crickx, Chief of Communication at UNICEF State of Palestine.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health, in cooperation with WHO, UNICEF, and UNRWA, is planning to launch two rounds of polio vaccination campaigns at the end of August and in September 2024. The campaigns aim to protect hundreds of thousands of young Gazan children from contracting poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2).
However, the WHO and UNICEF say two seven-day humanitarian pauses should be implemented to allow the vaccination campaign to be carried out safely and ensure access to health facilities for children and families.
Earlier, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) announced it would launch a campaign to vaccinate its soldiers deployed in Gaza against the poliovirus.
Polio is a highly contagious virus that infects the nervous system and can lead to paralysis. It spreads mainly through the transmission of faecal material from an infected person to other people through contaminated water or food.
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out on October 7 after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel launched a large-scale response of airstrikes and a ground incursion. Palestinian officials reported that 40,534 people had been killed and more than 93,778 injured at the time of publication.
‘Objective: more than 640,000 children below the age of ten vaccinated against polio in Gaza’ - UNICEF sends vaccine doses to Deir al-Balah
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said that it has sent around 1.2 million doses of the polio vaccine to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, to be transported to the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah, after the first case of polio was recorded in Gaza in 25 years.
Footage shows the vaccine shipments at the airport with workers uploading them into cargo trucks. The video also features UNICEF staff in Deir al-Balah checking the shipments sent from Tel Aviv and placing them into storage refrigerators.
UNICEF said the footage was filmed on Sunday, August 25, when the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the arrival of 1,260,000 OPV2 vaccine doses and 500 special containers.
On August 16, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of polio in Gaza for a quarter of a century in an 11-month-old baby. This comes after the virus was detected in sewage samples taken from Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah in July 2024.
“Here are some of the 1.2 million vaccine doses that UNICEF is bringing to the Gaza Strip. The objective is to lead a large-scale vaccination campaign against polio virus Type two in cooperation with WHO, UNRWA and other partners. The objective is to have more than 640,000 children below the age of ten vaccinated against polio in Gaza,” said Jonathan Crickx, Chief of Communication at UNICEF State of Palestine.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health, in cooperation with WHO, UNICEF, and UNRWA, is planning to launch two rounds of polio vaccination campaigns at the end of August and in September 2024. The campaigns aim to protect hundreds of thousands of young Gazan children from contracting poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2).
However, the WHO and UNICEF say two seven-day humanitarian pauses should be implemented to allow the vaccination campaign to be carried out safely and ensure access to health facilities for children and families.
Earlier, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) announced it would launch a campaign to vaccinate its soldiers deployed in Gaza against the poliovirus.
Polio is a highly contagious virus that infects the nervous system and can lead to paralysis. It spreads mainly through the transmission of faecal material from an infected person to other people through contaminated water or food.
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out on October 7 after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel launched a large-scale response of airstrikes and a ground incursion. Palestinian officials reported that 40,534 people had been killed and more than 93,778 injured at the time of publication.
Mandatory credit: UNTV, News Use Only
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said that it has sent around 1.2 million doses of the polio vaccine to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, to be transported to the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah, after the first case of polio was recorded in Gaza in 25 years.
Footage shows the vaccine shipments at the airport with workers uploading them into cargo trucks. The video also features UNICEF staff in Deir al-Balah checking the shipments sent from Tel Aviv and placing them into storage refrigerators.
UNICEF said the footage was filmed on Sunday, August 25, when the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the arrival of 1,260,000 OPV2 vaccine doses and 500 special containers.
On August 16, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of polio in Gaza for a quarter of a century in an 11-month-old baby. This comes after the virus was detected in sewage samples taken from Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah in July 2024.
“Here are some of the 1.2 million vaccine doses that UNICEF is bringing to the Gaza Strip. The objective is to lead a large-scale vaccination campaign against polio virus Type two in cooperation with WHO, UNRWA and other partners. The objective is to have more than 640,000 children below the age of ten vaccinated against polio in Gaza,” said Jonathan Crickx, Chief of Communication at UNICEF State of Palestine.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health, in cooperation with WHO, UNICEF, and UNRWA, is planning to launch two rounds of polio vaccination campaigns at the end of August and in September 2024. The campaigns aim to protect hundreds of thousands of young Gazan children from contracting poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2).
However, the WHO and UNICEF say two seven-day humanitarian pauses should be implemented to allow the vaccination campaign to be carried out safely and ensure access to health facilities for children and families.
Earlier, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) announced it would launch a campaign to vaccinate its soldiers deployed in Gaza against the poliovirus.
Polio is a highly contagious virus that infects the nervous system and can lead to paralysis. It spreads mainly through the transmission of faecal material from an infected person to other people through contaminated water or food.
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out on October 7 after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel launched a large-scale response of airstrikes and a ground incursion. Palestinian officials reported that 40,534 people had been killed and more than 93,778 injured at the time of publication.