{"id":300512,"date":"2024-08-23T14:24:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T18:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=300512"},"modified":"2024-08-27T14:27:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:27:40","slug":"who-confirms-polio-23aug24","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/who-confirms-polio-23aug24\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO confirms that a 10-month-old baby in #Gaza is now paralysed due to Polio – UNRWA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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23 August 2024<\/p>\n

From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)<\/h3>\n

@WHO<\/a><\/em>\u00a0confirms that a 10-month-old baby in\u00a0#Gaza<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is now paralysed due to\u00a0#Polio<\/a>.<\/em> The first case in more than 25 years.<\/p>\n

Polio will not make the distinction between Palestinian & Israeli children. Delaying a humanitarian pause will increase the risk of spread among children.<\/p>\n

It is not enough to bring the vaccines into Gaza + protect the cold chain. To have an impact, the vaccines must end up in the mouths of every child under the age of 10.<\/p>\n

@UNRWA<\/a><\/em>\u00a0medical teams will deliver the vaccines in our clinics and through our mobile health teams.<\/div>\n
Since the war began and with thx to these efforts, 80% of children across Gaza have received vaccines against different childhood diseases.<\/div>\n
We will continue.<\/div>\n
#CeasefireNOW<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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