Vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin. Palestinian health workers carried out the vaccinations in nasser hospital in khan younis. Unicef says the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours every day until wednesday. Israel and hamas have agreed to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the vaccination of more than 600,000 palestinian children. With more from jerusalem here s our correspondent, jon donnison. The official polio vaccination campaign doesn t start until sunday morning. It is being coordinated by the united nations but we do understand that the first babies have been vaccinated today in khan younis in the south of gaza. What it s going to involve and get under way as a series of threeday, area specific pauses in fighting that both israel and hamas have agreed to. The key words there are area specific, so we re not talking about the formal ceasefire that diplomats have been pushing for weeks and mo
In gaza have started vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin. Palestinian health workers carried out the vaccinations in nasser hospital in khan younis. Unicef says the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours every day until wednesday. Israel and hamas have agreed to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the vaccination of more than 600,000 palestinian children. Our middle east correspondent yolande knell sent this new report from jerusalem. Just two drops as the un begins vaccinating against polio in gaza. A dose is easy to give, but carrying out a mass immunisation campaign in a combat zone is a huge challenge. Parents of the first vaccinated children are relieved. Translation: i was worried and afraid because this is scary. The polio disease. This disease makes the children unable to move. Baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum worries he ll never be able to walk. He was the first child foun
Shock waves across the world. Cobbles airport was crowded with people trying to escape life under the militant, some even clung to evacuation planes and acts of desperation. The window to flee was narrow as International Rescue flights, including ones from germany, brought refugees out of the country. Since International Troops withdrew from afghanistan and the taliban has ruled with an iron fist life for many afghans is now a fight for survival. Poverty is rampant, and the medical system is on the brink of collapse. Of things are especially bad for sick and injured children, like abdul, the 11 year old lost both of his hands and now he is receiving help from the Aid Organization. Peace Village International. The Agency Brings children in need of Urgent Medical care to over housing in germany. We accompanied abdul on his trip. Are hoping for medical treatment in germany. Hundreds of afghan parents have brought their children to cobble. Among them is 11 year old abdulla and his father.
Shock waves across the world. Cabals airport was crowded with people trying to escape life under the militants. Some even clung to evacuation planes and acts of desperation. The window to flee was narrow as International Rescue flights, including ones from germany, brought refugees out of the country. Since International Troops withdrew from afghanistan and the taliban has ruled with an iron fist life for many afghans is now a fight for survival. Poverty is rampant, and the medical system is on the brink of collapse. Well, things are especially bad for sick and injured children. Like abdul, the 11 year old lost both of his hands and now he is receiving help from the Aid Organization. Peace Village International. The Agency Brings children in need of Urgent Medical care to over housing in germany. We accompanied abdul on his trip or happening for medical treatment in germany. Hundreds of afghan parents have brought their children to cobble among them is 11 year old abdul and his father.
Shock waves across the world. Cobbles airport was crowded with people trying to escape life under the militants. Some even clung to evacuation planes and acts of desperation. The window to flee was narrow as International Rescue flights, including ones from germany, brought refugees out of the country. Since International Troops withdrew from afghanistan and the taliban has ruled with an iron fist life for many afghans is now a fight for survival. Poverty is rampant, and the medical system is on the brink of collapse. Of things are especially bad for sick and injured children. Like abdul, the 11 year old lost both of his hands and now he is receiving help from the Aid Organization piece Village International. The Agency Brings children in need of Urgent Medical care to over housing in germany. We accompanied abdul on his trip. I was hoping for medical treatment in germany. Hundreds of afghan parents have brought their children to cobble. Among them is 11 year old abdulla and his father