WHO chief says polio vaccination period in Gaza 'unlikely to be enough' to achieve adequate coverage

The polio vaccination campaign for children under 10 will begin in Gaza on Sunday and will last three days in each zone: central, south and north of Gaza - where humanitarian pauses will take place during the distribution

The 11-month-old Abdul Rahman Abu al-Jidyen, who is suffering from polio, sleeps on his carrycot by his family in Deir Al Balah, Gaza on August 27, 2024. [Hassan Jedi – Anadolu Agency]

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