Published September 08,2024
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Nearly 443,000 youngsters obtained the primary dose of polio vaccine within the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry mentioned on Sunday.
However, the ministry has been ready for Israeli approval for the final 4 days to coordinate entry to seven further areas within the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah within the southern Gaza Strip.
“Some 443,000 children have received the first dose of the polio vaccine in Gaza, which constitutes 69% of the total number of children under the age of 10,” Mousa Abed, common director of major well being care on the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, advised Anadolu.
Abed added: “The first phase of the vaccination campaign in the central area achieved results exceeding expectations, with 195,000 children vaccinated, which is more than the expected target of 160,000 children.”
He attributed this to “an increase in the number of displaced people in central Gaza due to military operations in other areas and the Israeli evacuation orders issued after preparing the vaccination campaign plan.”
“There are four fixed vaccination points in the central area to vaccinate children,” Abed added.
He defined: “Medical teams were able to vaccinate 248,000 children in Rafah and Khan Younis by Saturday evening, and efforts are ongoing to complete the campaign and update the statistics after their work on Sunday.”
Abed clarified that “the campaign in southern Gaza aims to vaccinate 300,000 children.”
He identified “some challenges in the eastern areas classified by the Israeli army as red zones.”
Abed added: “We were able to reach some of these areas and vaccinate children there after coordinating with the Israeli side, but there are other areas for which we have not yet received approval, such as Khaza’a town east of Khan Younis.”
The ministry “received Israeli approval to access some areas in Rafah and east of Khan Younis, but the time given was very short to vaccinate all the targeted children,” he added.
The official mentioned the Ministry of Health and its companion organizations are nonetheless ready for approval to entry seven different areas in japanese Khan Younis and the town of Rafah, regardless of 4 days having handed for the reason that coordination request was submitted.
Israel’s ongoing struggle on the Gaza Strip has killed practically 41,100 Palestinians, principally ladies and youngsters, and injured practically 94,800 others, in keeping with native well being authorities.
An ongoing blockade of the enclave has led to extreme shortages of meals, clear water and drugs, leaving a lot of the area in ruins.
Israel faces accusations of genocide for its actions in Gaza on the International Court of Justice.
Source: www.anews.com.tr