New York. Israel and Hamas agreed to a humanitarian pause three days of fighting in different parts of Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for some 640,000 children, which will begin on Sunday, September 1, a senior official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO’s head of the Palestinian territories, explained that … Read more
Yenín. Israel yesterday ended a month of military operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, in which it claimed to have killed more than 250 Palestinian fighters. Troops of the 98th Division have completed their divisional operation in the Khan Yunis and Deir al Balah area, after nearly a month of simultaneous operational activity … Read more
Community health center workers administer polio vaccine to children. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA — The Surabaya City Health Service (Dinkes) has scheduled the second wave of the National Immunization Sub-Week (PIN) for Polio to be held for one week, namely simultaneously in 31 sub-districts on 19-25 February 2024. Head of the Surabaya City Health Office, Nanik Sukristina, … Read more
SOLOPOS.COM – Illustration of a child getting an oral vaccine. (Freepik.com) Solopos.com, KARANGANYAR — Officer health the village or sub-district level in Karanganyar continues to do so sweeping children who have not received vaccinations polio. The Karanganyar Health Service (Dinkes) recorded that the achievement of the National Immunization Sub-Week (Sub-PIN) for polio reached 98 percent. … Read more
Banyuwangi – Polio vaccination achievement in Banyuwangi reached 92 percent. To support the acceleration of vaccination achievements to 100 percent, Banyuwangi Police held simultaneous immunization at 24 points. The target is 1,806 children aged 0 – 7 years. The first round of Sub PIN Polio activities was held in the Hoo Tong Bio Temple Hall, … Read more
KOMPAS/ZULKARNAINI Health workers administer polio immunization to elementary school students during the National Immunization sub-Week in Pidie Regency, Aceh, Monday (28/11/2022). Mass immunization was carried out after the discovery of four positive cases of polio in the district. CIREBON, KOMPAS — The Cirebon City Health Service, West Java, has not received any reports of cases … Read more
Lahore: The government of Pakistan has warned that strict measures will be taken if children are reluctant to get vaccinated. International media The Guardian reports that Pakistan is preparing to take punitive measures against parents who are not ready to be vaccinated. According to the report, parents who refuse to vaccinate their children could be … Read more