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Over 520,000 Children Vaccinated Against Polio in Gaza Amid Ongoing Health Initiatives

In a significant public health achievement, more than 520,000 children in Gaza have received vaccinations against polio, marking a crucial step in the region's efforts to combat this preventable disease. The vaccination campaign, which is part of a broader initiative to enhance child health, underscores......

Gaza Initiates Massive Polio Vaccination Drive Amid Conflict and Health Crisis

In a critical move to safeguard public health, Gaza's Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the United Nations and various non-governmental organizations, has launched an extensive polio vaccination campaign targeting 640,000 children. This initiative comes in response to the first polio case......

Gaza's Silent Crisis: Famine Claims Lives of Young Children

The hospital’s pediatric ward struggles to care for malnourished children alongside those injured in bombings, with limited resources and space. Gaza is witnessing a growing catastrophe as child malnutrition and dehydration claim more lives in the war-torn enclave. Unlike those killed in Israeli......

Polio Vaccination Drive in Gaza: A Race Against Time Amid Ongoing Conflict

In a critical effort to combat the resurgence of polio in Gaza, a massive vaccination campaign has been launched amidst escalating hostilities. Over 1.2 million doses of the polio vaccine arrived in the besieged territory on Monday, marking the beginning of an ambitious initiative to immunize more than......

Gaza's Healthcare Crisis Intensifies: Key Hospital Faces Mass Exodus Amid Conflict Escalation

In a stark illustration of the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, one of the territory's last functioning medical facilities, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, is rapidly emptying as Israeli forces advance and evacuation orders expand. This development marks a critical juncture......

Gaza's Health Crisis: UN Agencies Call for Urgent Action

In a stark warning issued today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other United Nations humanitarian agencies have urgently called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza. Their primary concern is to facilitate a critical mass vaccination campaign aimed at averting a potential polio outbreak......

Gaza's Youngest Pay the Highest Price: Al-Aqsa Hospital Overwhelmed by Child Casualties

In the heart of Gaza, Al-Aqsa Hospital stands as a grim testament to the ongoing conflict that has engulfed the region for over nine months. The halls echo with the cries of the youngest victims, their small bodies bearing the brutal marks of war. Dr. Mohammad Tahir, an Anglo-Iraqi pediatric surgeon,......

Moroccan Medical Lifeline Reaches Gaza Amid Crisis

In a critical development for the beleaguered Gaza Strip, six trucks brimming with essential medical supplies from Morocco successfully traversed the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing on Wednesday. This vital influx of aid arrives at a time when Gaza's healthcare system teeters on the brink......

Dire Conditions in Gaza: Starvation and Dehydration Endanger Lives of Children

Gaza Strip —The relentless blockade of Gaza has driven the region into a humanitarian crisis, with severe shortages of medical supplies and essential nutrients leading to a tragic rise in child mortality rates. More than 200 Palestinian children are at imminent risk of dying from malnutrition,......