The primary spherical of the polio vaccination marketing campaign, which began on Sep 1, reached its goal of 90 per cent of youngsters below 10 years of age, the UN has stated.
It was carried out in phases over two weeks throughout humanitarian pauses within the preventing between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas.
The World Well being Organisation (WHO) confirmed in August {that a} child was partially paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the primary such case within the territory in 25 years.
“UNICEF will embody Vitamin A dietary supplements to strengthen youngsters’s immune programs. Youngsters in Gaza reside in extraordinarily dire hygiene and sanitation circumstances,” Russell stated.
“With the extra vaccine tools and chilly bins that arrived yesterday, UNICEF is able to ship and vaccinate youngsters to cease the transmission of polio,” she stated.
“The success of the primary spherical exhibits that when agreements are revered, we are able to get the job completed.”
