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Gaza faces a 'biological time bomb’ as Israel blocks vaccines

Warnings are mounting over disease outbreaks that could spread beyond the Strip, as Israel continues to block crucial vaccines from entering Gaza

Mohamed Solaimane
12 May, 2025
Polio vaccination campaign for approximately 600 thousand Palestinian children under the age of 10 takes place in Beit Lahia, Gaza on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Abdul Hakim Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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600,000 children in Gaza face paralysis as Israel blocks vaccine

The New Arab Staff
06 April, 2025
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WHO hails Gaza polio campaign but warns on US funds cuts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 February, 2025
UN says Gaza polio vaccination campaign complete, north Gaza remains untreated
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UN says Gaza polio vaccination campaign complete

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 November, 2024
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Israeli strike hits Gaza vaccination centre, wounding 4 children

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 November, 2024
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Pakistan reports polio case to take year's count to 13

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 July, 2022
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Poliovirus detected in London sewage samples: WHO, UK

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 June, 2022
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Afghan resistance rejects claim it killed polio vaccinators

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 March, 2022
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Afghan police arrest 2 suspects over murder of vaccinators

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2022
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UN 'appalled' at killing of vaccine workers in Afghanistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 February, 2022
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Bill Gates in Pakistan to talk polio eradication with Khan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 February, 2022
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Gunmen kill Pakistani policeman guarding polio workers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 January, 2022
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Afghanistan starts polio vaccination drive under Taliban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 November, 2021
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Afghanistan polio teams targeted by gunmen, 4 killed

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 June, 2021
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UK to cut global polio fund by 95 percent

The New Arab Staff
28 April, 2021
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Afghan polio workers defiant despite colleagues' murder, Covid pressures

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 April, 2021
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Polio vaccination resumes in Afghanistan, Pakistan following increased cases

The New Arab Staff
12 August, 2020
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UN warns funding gap raises Lebanon epidemics risk

The New Arab & agencies
05 April, 2018
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Militants kill two polio workers in Pakistan's tribal region

The New Arab & agencies
19 March, 2018
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Gunmen kill mother, daughter polio workers in Pakistan

The New Arab & agencies
18 January, 2018
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Child from Raqqa among 15 new Syria polio cases

The New Arab
21 June, 2017