Tag: polio
Toddlers wounded in Israeli airstrike hours after getting polio vaccine in...
WARNING: This story contains graphic images of injuries to children.In the early afternoon on Sept. 3, the Al-Daqqi sisters waited in line in...
Taliban suspends polio vaccinations in Afghanistan
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN said Monday. It's a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is...
Children in Gaza receive polio vaccines as WHO launches emergency campaign
Dressed in her polio campaign vest, Dr. Tasneem Abu Al-Qambaz walks the streets of Deir al-Balah, stopping parents and administering an oral vaccine...
Doctors and aid workers prepare for mass polio vaccinations in Gaza...
At the clinic in Khan Younis, Dr. Tasneem Abu Al-Qambaz writes a prescription for a little girl with a fever. Her mother is...
WHO makes deal with Israel for limited pauses in Gaza fighting...
The World Health Organization said Thursday it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for...
With polio in Gaza, a new challenge emerges: How to vaccinate...
As It Happens8:36With polio in Gaza, a new challenge emerges: How to vaccinate 640,000 children in a war zone?Right now in central Gaza,...
This 11-month-old is the 1st confirmed case of polio in Gaza
Nafin Abu Al-Jidyan, 37, tries giving her baby boy some water from a sippy cup, as he shakes his head from left to...
This 11-month-old is the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza
Nafin Abu Al-Jidyan, 37, tries giving her baby boy some water from a sippy cup, as he shakes his head from left to...
Baby in Gaza suffering paralysis from polio virus, World Health Organization...
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralyzed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in...
Gaza’s Health Ministry has declared a polio epidemic. What does it...
The Gaza Health Ministry on Monday declared the Gaza Strip an "epidemic area" for polio. It comes a week after UNICEF and the World...