As every child deserves the right to proper healthcare, to reach some of the far-flung areas of the conflict zone, the Polio vaccination teams sometimes relied on hooves as a means of transportation.
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Polio outbreak in Syria successfully stopped
After an 18-month long intensive vaccination campaign, the outbreak has been successfully stopped with no international spread, according to experts.
UN and SARC deliver humanitarian assistance to 50,000 people at Rukban camp in Syria
The inter-agency aid operation will bring food, sanitation and hygiene supplies, nutrition and health assistance to Rukban. Some 10,000 children will be vaccinated against Measles, Polio and other deadly diseases.
Sierra Leone mudslide survivors live in fear of fresh disaster
The forested slopes that surround Freetown once provided natural protection for the city, but have now been denuded for largely illegal construction.
Nationwide polio vaccination campaign aims to vaccinate more than 2.4 million children in Syria
Children under five in 13 governorates to be reached in a joint effort by WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health to ensure that Syria remain polio-free.
Philippines + 5 more
Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights cyclone in Tonga, Mayon eruption in the Philippines
More than 1,550 houses have been damaged or destroyed across Tonga's islands. A one-month State of Emergency has been declared for the whole country until 12 March.
Six months on from Sierra Leone mudslide, 44% of affected families have no income
Street Child found that 44% of families affected by the flooding and mudslide have no source of income – a drastic increase from the 5% of households in this position before the mudslide.
Philippines + 6 more
Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights Tropical Cyclone Gita, displacement in the Philippines
Tropical Cyclone Gita passed Samoa on 10 February with damage and localized flooding reported. More than 80,000 people in Tonga are currently expected to be impacted by the cyclone.
Over 82,000 people evacuate as Mayon Volcano continues to erupt in Philippines
With the continued volcanic activity, the local government is now planning for three-month evacuation. Nearly 90 per cent of evacuees are seeking shelter in 88 evacuation centres, mostly schools.
Philippines prepares for three-month-long volcano emergency
The Philippines is bracing for a possible three-month-long emergency in areas around an erupting volcano, which has already displaced more than 81,000 and led to overcrowded temporary shelters.
Pakistan + 11 more
Rotary gives $53.5 million to help eradicate polio worldwide
More than half of the funds will support efforts to end polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where polio remains endemic. Further funding will support efforts to keep 10 vulnerable countries polio-free
Philippines + 4 more
Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights volcano eruption in the Philippines, measles in Indonesia
The volcano spewed a 10km-high ash column on 22 January, with authorities warning of an imminent hazardous eruption, possibly within days. There was moderate to heavy ash fall.
Jordan + 1 more
UN aid deliveries resume to Syrians at the Berm as Jordan gives approval
Approval of an exceptional delivery of humanitarian aid was granted to provide food and winterization relief items to 50,000 people who face increasingly dire circumstances.
Survivors of Sierra Leone mudslide fear for future as camps close
About 1,900 households with more than 7,000 people have been registered. With the camps due to close on Nov. 15, they are being given cash of $200 or more and food and non-food items.
Cash transfers save families touched by Sierra Leone’s deadly mudslide
Two months after the incidents that claimed at least 500 lives, the scheme brings relief to nearly 2,000 affected households through direct mobile money transfers as they try to resettle.
Children at risk after attack on Syria vaccine store, says WHO
The WHO has received reports of an attack on medical facilities in eastern Syria that had destroyed a vaccines cold room containing 135,000 vaccine doses against measles and polio.
Emergency cholera vaccination campaign kicks off in Sierra Leone
Led by WHO and partners, the campaign targets communities recently affected by floods and landslides, which left over 6,000 displaced and caused some 500 deaths.
Up to 15,000 civilians remain trapped in Syria's Ar-Raqqa city
The humanitarian situation inside the city remains dire, with a majority of the remaining population reportedly facing deteriorating humanitarian, health, living and security conditions.
Polio vaccines reach vulnerable children in hard-to-reach areas of Syria
Three mass immunization rounds have been carried out in Deir Ez-Zor and Raqqa governorates, Syria, in response to an outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type-2 (cVDPV2).
Sierra Leone to begin cholera vaccination drive in disaster-affected areas
Two rounds of vaccination will be delivered in 25 affected communities by the Government of Sierra Leone with support from Gavi Alliance, WHO, UNICEF, the UK Government and other health partners.