UAE authorities have announced the completion of polio vaccination of 460,000 children in the Gaza Strip in the first eight days since the start of the vaccination campaign, the Emirati state-run news agency WAM reported on Sunday.
In total, 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip are planned to be vaccinated against polio. According to the agency, vaccination is being carried out in 150 centers by more than 2,000 medical workers.
This campaign comes in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and was launched last Sunday in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, UNICEF, and UNRWA.
The campaign is being conducted at 150 vaccination sites in Gaza, supported by volunteers and medical teams as part of the Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, to ensure easy access for families and children.
Parents of children who received polio vaccinations expressed their deep appreciation to the UAE for their timely intervention and unwavering support for Gazans, specially the children, during the ongoing war on the strip.
In July, the Gaza Health Ministry declared the enclave a polio epidemic area, citing the months-long fighting as the main reason for the spread of the disease. The WHO and UNICEF called for a humanitarian pause in the enclave to allow for vaccination.
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