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Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations

The threat of polio is rising fast in Gaza, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak

The Independent UK

Israel-Gaza war: new evacuation orders in Gaza as 15 reported killed in Israeli strike – as it happens

Israel’s military spokesperson posted instructions on X for people in parts of central Gaza to evacuate

The Guardian - AU

First Polio Case In Gaza In 25 Years

First case of polio in Gaza raises concerns about disease spread and calls for urgent coordinated efforts to contain it.

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Gaza records first polio case as UN calls for truce to tackle virus

Hamas says it supports UN request to halt the fighting to allow a vaccination campaign for children against polio.

Al Jazeera

'We don’t have clean water': Unicef issues polio warning as Gaza faces sewage crisis

THE UN has issued a fresh warning about the sanitary emergency facing citizens in Gaza and called for a mass polio vaccination campaign to get…

The National (Scotland)

Q&A: Uncovering Pakistan’s fight against polio

Despite a heavy flow of funding and regular campaigns, Pakistan has been unable to eradicate polio.

Al Jazeera

Absence of ceasefire hurting fight against polio in Gaza, WHO says

The global health body says virus could spread even beyond Gaza if violence does not end to enable immunisation push.

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Polio epidemic declared in Gaza in latest sign of worsening health crisis

Gaza’s health ministry calls for ‘immediate intervention to end aggression and find radical solutions’ to the emergency.

Al Jazeera

Children in Gaza are now at risk of polio as well as bombs – we need a ceasefire now

We are sending 1m polio vaccines to Gaza but many people will die from preventable health threats unless we can quickly scale up aid delivery, says the WHO director general

The Guardian - UK

WHO Warns Of Polio Outbreak Risk In Gaza Strip

WHO expresses concerns about potential polio outbreaks in Gaza due to poor sanitation conditions, with traces of polio virus found in sewage. Limited healt...

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Discovery of poliovirus in Gaza ‘incredibly alarming’, Unicef executive director says

Exclusive: Territory is ‘one of the most, if not the most dangerous place to be a child’, Catherine Russell says, and ‘we desperately need this conflict to end’

The Guardian - AU

'High risk' of polio outbreak in Gaza as Israel begins vaccinating soldiers

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is a “high risk” of a polio outbreak in Gaza.

The National (Scotland)

Cease-Fire Deal Progresses, Hostages In Gaza May Be Freed

Updates on Gaza conflict: Cease-fire talks, West Bank raid, disease concerns, unity government declaration, and Israeli bill targeting UNRWA.

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu signals cease-fire deal could be shaping up as deaths top 39,000

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that a cease-fire deal that would free dozens of hostages from captivity in Gaza could be taking shape

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Poliovirus detected in Gaza wastewater

The virus threatens to unleash a public health crisis on top of the existing strain from famine and other diseases

The Conversation

Polio in Gaza: what does this mean for the region and the world?

As war continues to devastate Gaza and its people, we learnt last week that a variant of poliovirus has been detected in the region. The virus was isolated in six sewage samples collected in late June from Khan Younis and Deir al Balah.

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Israeli Airstrikes Kill 15 In Gaza, Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza lead to civilian deaths and polio outbreak, as efforts for vaccination and cease-fire negotiations continue.

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Gaza's health ministry says polio found in sewage

‘Detecting virus that causes polio in sewage portends a real health disaster,’ Gaza’s health ministry says

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Al Jazeera

‘Ticking time bomb’: Poliovirus found in Gaza sewage

Looming health disaster for displaced Palestinians living in tent camps, where sewage flows freely, contaminating water.

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Israeli Scientists Get Funding To Help Eradicate Polio

Ben-Gurion University’s $1.3m grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund research on measuring immune response to polioviruses.

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Will Pakistan ever be able to eradicate polio?

Six poliovirus cases have been reported so far this year. But the country’s fight is not just against the disease.

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Gunmen Kill Police Officer Protecting Polio Workers In Pakistan

Tragic incident in Pakistan as gunmen kill police officer protecting polio workers. Despite challenges, anti-polio campaign continues in high-risk areas.

The Independent UK

Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest

Pakistani police say gunmen opened fire on polio workers in the country's northwest, killing a police officer assigned to protect them

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Bill Gates Urges Continued Support In Polio Eradication Efforts

Bill Gates emphasizes the need for continued support in the fight against polio to prevent resurgence of the disease.

The Hindu

Sanofi gets approval for alternative inactivated polio vaccine

Only recently, activists, public health experts, tuberculosis (TB) survivors, and people living with HIV had sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to halt what they said were frequent shortages in the availability of anti-TB drugs.

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