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Unrwa: WHO and UN agencies to launch polio vaccination drive
25 August 2024 13:39 BST
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) has announced the launch of a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza for over 640,000 children under 10 years old. The campaign will be conducted in coordination with WHO, Unicef and other partners, the agency said.
In a post on X, the agency said Unicef was bringing 1.2bn doses of polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV) to Gaza.
Today, @UNICEF is bringing 1.2 million doses of polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV) to #Gaza. With @WHO, @UNRWA and other partners, we plan to vaccinate more than 640,000 children. #ForEveryChild, Health. pic.twitter.com/NtbnzReUXI
— UNICEF Palestine (@UNICEFpalestine) August 25, 2024