WHO aims to begin second phase of polio campaign in Gaza on Oct. 14

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Polio vaccination coverage in Gaza has reached 90 percent, the head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency earlier said. Above, medics administer polio vaccines to children at the Al-Daraj neighborhood clinic in Gaza City on Sept. 10, 2024. (AFP)
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  • Negotiations ongoing and a meeting with Israeli authorities about the next phase of the campaign planned for Sunday

GENEVA: A World Health Organization official on Friday said the organization has sent a request to Israel to begin the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza from Oct. 14.
“We have asked the Israeli authorities to consider a similar scheme that we had for the first round, something they call ‘tactical pauses’ (in fighting) during the working hours of the campaign,” said Ayadil Saparbekov, WHO lead for emergencies in the occupied Palestinian territory.
He said negotiations were ongoing and that a meeting with Israeli authorities about the next phase of the campaign was planned for Sunday.

Topics: War on Gaza public health Polio Gaza WHO