• Feedback
  • RSS Feed
  • Sitemap
Ommcom News
  • Home
  • Odisha
  • Nation
  • World
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Science & Tech
  • Photo Gallery
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ପଢନ୍ତୁ
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Odisha
  • Nation
  • World
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Science & Tech
  • Photo Gallery
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ପଢନ୍ତୁ
No Result
View All Result
Odisha News, Odisha Breaking News, Odisha Latest News || Ommcom News
Home World

Gaza Reports First Polio Case In 25 Years Amid Conflict-Battered Health System

OMMCOM NEWS by OMMCOM NEWS
August 17, 2024
in World

Ramallah: The Gaza Strip recorded the first case of poliovirus infection in 25 years as the enclave continues to toil in the protracted conflict.

The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry on Friday said a 10-month-old child in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, tested positive for a vaccine-derived poliovirus strain.

Before the ongoing conflict began in October 2023, the enclave had been polio-free for 25 years, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), Xinhua news agency reported.

The child, who had not received any polio vaccinations, displayed symptoms doctors suspected matched polio disease. After conducting the necessary tests in Jordan, the ministry confirmed the infection as a strain of vaccine-derived poliovirus.

The ministry said its teams in Gaza and the West Bank, in collaboration with international organisations, have been working over the past weeks to develop a comprehensive plan for an expanded vaccination campaign against polio in the Gaza Strip.

The ongoing Israeli “aggression” against Gaza has caused a health disaster in the enclave, it added.

Earlier on Friday, the United Nations said it is set to launch a two-phase campaign to vaccinate more than 640,000 children in Gaza under the age of 10 starting at the end of August.

The WHO has already approved the release of 1.6 million doses of the polio vaccine and the UN Children’s Fund is coordinating delivery efforts and the cold chain equipment needed for storage, the UN said.

Meanwhile, Hamas said in a statement that it supports the UN’s call on Friday for a seven-day truce to vaccinate thousands of children against polio, and demands the delivery of medicine and food to more than two million Palestinians trapped in the enclave.

UN statistics showed that Gaza had 99 per cent vaccination coverage prior to the conflict that erupted in October 2023, a rate that has now dropped to 86 per cent due to the decimation of the health system, lack of security, destruction of infrastructure, mass displacement, and shortage of medical supplies.

(IANS)

Tags: Gaza
ShareTweetSendSharePinShareSend
Previous Post

Hina Khan Pampers Herself With ‘Some Shopping And Hot Chocolate’

Next Post

IAF, Indian Army Carry Out First-Ever Aarogya Maitri Cube Para-Drop

Related Posts

World

Iran To Pakistan, Washington’s Shadow Looms Across Theatres

June 26, 2025
World

EU Envoy Hopes Restoration Of Democratic Order In Bangladesh

June 26, 2025
World

NATO’s Defence Spending Increase Won’t Significantly Affect Russia’s Security: Lavrov

June 26, 2025
World

Agreement Signed On Establishing Special Tribunal For ‘Crime Of Aggression’ Against Ukraine

June 26, 2025
World

South Korea: Lee Nominates New Chief Of Constitutional Court

June 26, 2025
World

Six Killed In China Floods

June 26, 2025
Next Post

IAF, Indian Army Carry Out First-Ever Aarogya Maitri Cube Para-Drop

IMD Warning: Odisha To Experience Moderate To Heavy Showers Till August 21

Rs1 Lakh Crore Disbursed For Free Hospital Care To 7.4 Crore Patients Under PMJAY Scheme

khimji
OMC
  • Feedback
  • RSS Feed
  • Sitemap

© 2025 - Ommcom News. All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Odisha
  • Nation
  • World
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Science & Tech
  • Photo Gallery
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ପଢନ୍ତୁ

© 2025 - Ommcom News. All Rights Reserved.