polio

UN demands protection for participants in anti-polio campaign in Gaza

Published on: September 1, 2024
09:25

Ramallah, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The UN today stressed the importance of a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza and called on the parties to the conflict to respect the lives of civilians and humanitarian teams participating in the initiative.

UN calls for humanitarian pause in Gaza to launch anti-polio campaign

Published on: August 20, 2024
00:15

Ramallah, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) United Nations agencies on Monday called for a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip to launch a vaccination campaign against polio, after a case was detected there for the first time time in 25 years.

First case of polio in Gaza, while the UN prepares vaccinations

Published on: August 17, 2024
10:25

Ramallah, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Gaza authorities announced the first case of polio in the territory, amid a UN campaign to reach a temporary cease-fire to start a round of vaccination.

More than 14 million children to receive polio vaccines in DRC

Published on: August 9, 2024
13:14

Kinshasa, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) More than 14 million children are to be immunized during the polio vaccination campaign being carried out in seven provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

WHO to send polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children

Published on: July 27, 2024
10:35

Geneva, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) will send more than one million polio vaccines to the Gaza Strip after discovering the highly infectious disease in sewage samples.

Angola prepares vaccination against polio for children

Published on: May 16, 2024
10:00

Luanda, May 16 (Prensa Latina) Angola is preparing today a vaccination campaign against polio that should reach more than five million 500 thousand children between zero and four years across the country.

Polio vaccination campaign starts in Cuba

Published on: April 22, 2024
09:53

Havana, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) The 63rd National Bivalent Polio Oral Vaccination Campaign started in Cuba on Monday to keep this disease eliminated in the country, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) informed on its X profile.

Clinical trial on polio in Cuba at the request of the WHO

Published on: March 28, 2024
10:39

Havana, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) A new clinical trial on poliomyelitis began in Cuba at the request of the World Health Organization, since the country has no reported cases of poliomyelitis since its eradication, it was announced today.

Ecuador vaccinates 3.4 million children against polio, other viruses

Published on: August 4, 2023
01:00

Quito, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador informed that 3.4 million children were vaccinated against polio, rubella and measles in a campaign that concluded on July 31.

Health Ministry extends vaccination campaign for children in Ecuador

Published on: July 14, 2023
09:54

Quito, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador announced yesterday that the vaccination campaign against measles, rubella and polio will be extended until July 31.

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