Gaza launches vaccination campaign for children

Health authorities in the Gaza Strip on Sunday launched a vaccination campaign targeting children under three years old, aiming to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases.

They said the campaign is being conducted in 150 health centers across the strip in coordination with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, with support from the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organization.

The authorities said the campaign will last 10 days and will be implemented in three phases, each separated by one month, to reach children who missed routine vaccinations since the outbreak of the war in October 2023.