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UN, partners launch Gaza catch-up immunization campaign targeting about 44,000 children amid access limits
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The United Nations and its partners launched an integrated catch-up immunization, nutrition and growth-monitoring campaign in the Gaza Strip that aims to reach roughly 44,000 children cut off from services by the war.
The United Nations and its partners announced the launch of an integrated catch-up immunization, nutrition and growth-monitoring campaign in the Gaza Strip that aims to reach roughly 44,000 children who have been cut off from lifesaving services by the war. The UN Spokesperson said the first of three planned rounds will start Sunday and run for 10 days, with vaccinations to take place at nearly 150 health facilities and 10 mobile clinics across the territory.
UN agencies participating in the campaign include the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the World Health Organization, which will carry out the campaign in collaboration with the Gaza Ministry of Health. Vaccines listed for the campaign include pentavalent, polio, rota, pneumococcal conjugate and two…
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