Polio drops continue during the war in Gaza

Polio drops continue during the war in Gaza !

Nearly 90 percent of Gaza's residents have been displaced since the start of the war, and the health sector is under tremendous pressure.

In the context of war, most children are deprived of regular immunizations and, like Abd al-Rahman, have become vulnerable to infections.

"I feel guilty for not vaccinating my son, but I had to because of my circumstances." '

Naveen hopes her son will be flown out of Gaza for treatment.

"My son wants to live and walk like other children."Naveen has been surrounded by constant troubles since the war. They struggle to find clean drinking water for their nine children.

Near the makeshift tent where they live, sewage flows from the street and these conditions are ideal for the spread of diseases, especially polio, which is highly contagious.UN agencies have been scrambling to set up an emergency mass vaccination program since the virus was discovered in sewage samples taken in June.

640,000 children in Gaza are in need of polio vaccination, according to the United Nations.

It should be noted that five days ago, a 10-month-old child was diagnosed with polio in Gaza, the first polio case reported in Gaza in 25 years.According to the United Nations, more than 640,000 children in Gaza need polio vaccination.

According to the World Health Organization, the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza will begin on September 1 and there will be a humanitarian pause in the Gaza war during the polio vaccination.On the other hand, the Palestinian resistance organization Hamas has also welcomed the UN request for a humanitarian pause in the war for the polio vaccination campaign.