In a concerted effort by WHO and UAE, over 161,000 Palestinian children in Gaza were vaccinated against polio within two days, surpassing the target. The initiative addresses gaps in immunity due to disrupted healthcare systems, aiming to immunize 90% of children.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 161,000 Palestinian children were vaccinated in two days during a major polio vaccination campaign in Gaza. This exceeded the initial target of 156,550 children.
Dr. Rick Peppercorn, WHO Representative in the Palestinian Territories, informed the media via video conference from Geneva that preliminary data indicated 74,340 children were vaccinated on the second day, following 86,600 on the first. Efforts are ongoing to vaccinate the remaining children in central Gaza by the end of the campaign's first round.
Last Saturday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE, directed $5 million to support this emergency vaccination campaign, part of UAE's broader efforts to assist Palestinian children in dire humanitarian conditions.
The UAE announced that the campaign, launched Sunday, aims to protect over 640,000 children in Gaza from polio in collaboration with WHO, UNICEF, and UNRWA. The goal is to vaccinate 90% of the children in the Strip to ensure widespread immunity.
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