The Primary Care Department of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in cooperation with the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and UNRWA have launched a second round of polio vaccinations in the Gaza Strip.
The campaign aims to inoculate children under the age of ten in the central governorate of the Gaza Strip, as part of ongoing efforts to protect children from infectious diseases, especially considering the deterioration of health conditions in the besieged Strip.
The campaign will last for three days, with the possibility of extending it for an additional day and will include the Deir Al-Balah Clinic, Al-Bassa Clinic, Al-Sawarah Clinic, Al-Zawaideh Clinic and Al-Nuseirat Clinic.
In addition to vaccination, vitamin A supplements will be provided to the children, to boost their immunity amid health challenges linked to deteriorating hygiene standards in Gaza.
The drive comes after a ten-month-old baby became paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years.