PBBM Proud Of 3 Filipinos Who Visited All United Nations Member-States

Tatlong Pilipino ang kinilala ni PBBM sa kanilang pambihirang pagbisita sa lahat ng mga member-state ng United Nations. Isang tagumpay na dapat ipagmalaki.

New Law Giving Free Legal Aid To MUPs Signed

Ang bagong batas ay nagbibigay ng libreng legal na tulong para sa mga MUP. Ipinapakita ng administrasyon ang suporta sa mga tagapagtanggol ng bansa.

Tacloban Mangrove Park Eyed As Urban Green Space

Ang bagong urban green space sa Tacloban ay inaasahang makatutulong sa pagsugpo ng climate issues habang pinapangalagaan ang likas na yaman sa bayan ng Paraiso.

Aparri Marine Research Hub To Boost Blue Economy, Coastal Livelihood

Ang bagong marine research hub sa Aparri ay naglalayong palakasin ang likas-yaman ng dagat at tugunan ang kita ng mga komunidad sa baybayin.

WHO Chief Says Polio Vaccination In Northern Gaza Resumes Saturday

Ipinahayag ng WHO na magsisimula ang polio vaccination sa hilagang Gaza sa Sabado.

WHO Chief Says Polio Vaccination In Northern Gaza Resumes Saturday

2982
2982

How do you feel about this story?

Like
Love
Haha
Wow
Sad
Angry

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief announced on Friday that the postponed polio vaccination in northern Gaza, where Israel launched military operations in early October, will resume Saturday.

“On Saturday, the third phase (last zone of second dose campaign) of the polio vaccination campaign is set to begin in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, after it was postponed last week due to intense bombardment, mass evacuation orders, and lack of access or assurance of humanitarian pauses,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a WHO press briefing.

Tedros emphasized that the humanitarian pause is “necessary” to conduct the campaign, but added: “The area of the pause has been substantially reduced and is now limited to just Gaza City.”

Noting that the final phase of the campaign aimed to reach an estimated 119,000 children under 10 years old, he said “achieving that target is now unlikely, as conditions in northern Gaza get worse every day.”

Phase one of the campaign, which concluded on Sept. 12, included over half a million Palestinian children.

An estimated 590,000 children across Gaza are supposed to receive the second dose, according to the WHO.

Tedros also mentioned the UN agency’s efforts to reach northern Gaza, saying in the past two weeks, WHO has conducted six missions to bring medical supplies and food for hospital staff and patients when permitted and fuel to keep the generators working.

“In recent days, following intense fighting, a siege and a raid, Kamal Adwan hospital has been reduced from a hospital helping hundreds of patients with dozens of health workers, to a shell of itself,” he said.

He said the WHO helped to move the most critical patients to Nasser and Shifa hospitals, where they can receive a higher level of care.

“Now a few dozen patients remain at Kamal Adwan, with a handful of staff to care for them,” he said, adding: “An attack and subsequent fire on one of the floors of the hospital has destroyed some of the supplies we delivered. We are trying to reach hospital staff for more information.” (PNA)