联合国支持的一项运动于11月9日开始,在战争中断后,为44 000名加沙儿童接种麻疹、小儿麻痹症和其他疾病的疫苗。 A UN-backed campaign begins Nov. 9 to vaccinate 44,000 Gaza children against measles, polio, and other diseases, following war-related disruptions.

11月9日,在加沙开始一项追赶免疫运动,目标是44 000名儿童,他们因两年的战争而没有接种疫苗。 A catch-up immunization campaign begins in Gaza on November 9, targeting 44,000 children who missed vaccines due to two years of war. 由儿童基金会、近东救济工程处、世卫组织和加沙卫生部牵头,这项努力将分三个阶段提供麻疹、脊髓灰质炎、破伤风和其他疾病的疫苗,直至1月。 Led by UNICEF, UNRWA, WHO, and Gaza’s health ministry, the effort will deliver vaccines for measles, polio, tetanus, and other diseases in three phases through January. 450多名卫生工作者和149名医生接受了培训,并将包括营养不良筛查。 Over 450 health workers and 149 doctors have been trained, and malnutrition screening will be included. 这场运动解决了疫苗接种覆盖率从98%下降到70%以下以及54个战前诊所中的31个被摧毁的问题。 The campaign addresses a drop in vaccination coverage from 98% to below 70% and the destruction of 31 of 54 pre-war clinics. 官方将保护儿童健康视为道德上的当务之急, Officials call it a moral imperative to protect children’s health amid a devastated healthcare system.