Poliovirus

Approximately 187,000 children in central Gaza have received their first dose of the polio vaccine, but the Strip’s health system remains crippled by ongoing attacks and severe aid restrictions

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed the reemergence of polio in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to decimate healthcare infrastructure

Health conditions in Gaza deteriorate daily as the waste disposal system collapses and poliovirus is detected in sewage water, raising outbreak concerns