A UNRWA report states that indicators such as vaccination coverage and the percentage of pregnant women attending at least four antenatal case visits remain at a high level.
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A UNRWA report states that indicators such as vaccination coverage and the percentage of pregnant women attending at least four antenatal case visits remain at a high level.
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Conflict in Ukraine led to mass displacements and rising needs. In the region, refugees sought protection while cross-border tensions continued.
Through collaborative efforts with multiple line ministries, the first-ever vaccine delivery into Kurdistan, and intensive ground work with local partners, polio campaigns reached up to 90% of children.
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Between November 2014 and January 2015, an additional 400,000 people were reportedly displaced, further worsening the shortage of life-saving medicines, reports WHO.
The assistance includes three convoys of water and sanitation supplies, including one sent yesterday for 24,000 people. UNHCR is sending a convoy of non-food items for 500 families.
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Failure to eradicate polio in the last remaining endemic hotspots will result in a massive resurgence of the disease, with virus spreading to cause outbreaks in polio-free countries.
The proportion of infants immunised is close to pre-war levels thanks to a vaccination drive triggered by a rare outbreak of the disease, which erupted in 2013 in the Deir al-Zor province.