A quarter century later, there was the polio epidemic in Gaza; Organizations for protection activities

Gaza > Polio confirmed in Gaza, where Israeli forces continue to fight. First polio confirmed in Gaza in 25 years The Gaza Ministry of Health announced that polio had been confirmed after the United Nations called for a temporary ceasefire to vaccinate children. In July, the presence of poliovirus type 2 was detected in sewage collected from several places in Gaza.

The ministry said that the lack of medicines and hygiene products and streets full of sewage and dead bodies increase the risk of accidents. The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has requested that an urgent polio campaign be held in the region and favorable conditions be created for it.

Based on information from the Ministry of Health, the international media reports that a 10-month-old baby who was not vaccinated has contracted polio. The disease was confirmed in the middle of the Gaza Strip. The World Health Organization said three children were suspected of having polio and their stool samples were being tested.

Organizations such as the World Health Organization and UNICEF reported that seven days are needed for vaccination activities and called for an emergency ceasefire. Organizations are trying to give two doses of vaccine to 6.4 lakh children. For this, the UN is trying to deliver 16 lakh doses of vaccine to Gaza. The organizations plan to divide 2700 health workers into 78 teams to complete the vaccination.

Hamas has said it supports the provision of contraceptives. Israel has closed the gates to Gaza, denying entry to the UN and other humanitarian workers. Vaccination work can only be done when the ceasefire ends and the gates to Gaza are opened.

Following the Israeli attacks, the sewage pipes and treatment systems were damaged in many places in Gaza. The war stopped medicine for the children and made the environment unhealthy. Before the war, 99 percent were vaccinated, but now only 89 percent are. It is estimated that 50,000 children born after the war were not vaccinated. Palestinian media have previously reported that Israeli forces are carrying out attacks aimed at destroying wells, sanitation and waste management systems in Gaza.

Gaza Stop: Biden Says Agreement Close

US President Joe Biden says he is getting closer to a cease-fire-hostilities resolution agreement in Gaza. The response came after two days of mediation talks in Doha. Mediation talks will take place next week in Cairo, Egypt. As part of efforts to make the agreement a reality, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is arriving in Israel on Monday. He will hold talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The talks are being mediated by the US, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey.

Hamas officials have said that Israel continues to add terms and conditions to the draft agreement put forward by Biden, and that they will not sign the agreement unless Israel is willing to end the war and to fully withdraw their forces from Gaza. Hamas responded that the response to the agreement created under the leadership of Biden at the end of May was announced in July and that only negotiations from that framework are ready. Hamas accused Israel of obstructing the talks and imposing new terms. Even as the peace talks continue, Israeli attacks continue to increase. With 69 more killed, the death toll in Gaza since October 7 has risen to 40,074.

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