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.
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.
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
World + 13 more
The 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2017
CARE report "Suffering in Silence" highlights humanitarian crises around the world that rarely made the news: North Korea, Eritrea and Burundi were the least covered by media.
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.
US$54 million funding required to recover from Typhoon Damrey
4.33 million people were affected at the peak of the floods, with almost 400,000 people in need of immediate humanitarian assistance from national and international partners.
Viet Nam + 5 more
Southeast Asia strengthens multi-hazard early warning systems
Running until March 2021, the project will strengthen weather-, climate- and water-related impact-based decision support services and so help protect lives and property.
Bangladesh + 4 more
Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights flooding in Viet Nam, displacement in Myanmar, Afghanistan
Typhoon Damrey is estimated to have caused damage of about US$600 million in Viet Nam. On 19 November Tropical Storm Kirogi struck, hitting many of the areas affected by Damrey.
More than a week after Typhoon Damrey, 150,000 children at risk of malnutrition in Viet Nam
About 150,000 children under-five are at risk of malnutrition and over 80,000 pregnant and nursing women need special care. Children in poor remote areas are still underserved by relief efforts.
Up to one million children affected by Typhoon Damrey in Viet Nam
Typhoon Damrey is likely to be one of the worst storms to strike the country's central-southern coastal region in years. At least four children have died and two are still missing.
Bangladesh + 4 more
Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights Typhoon Damrey in Viet Nam and floods in Malaysia
Typhoon Damrey caused 29 deaths and damaged nearly 40,000 houses, while at least seven people were killed and more than 3,500 were evacuated in Penang following severe flash floods.
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.
Bangladesh + 4 more
Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights violence in Myanmar and effects of Typhoon Doksuri
Viet Nam authorities reported 14 people killed, 112 injured and 4 missing when Typhoon Doksuri swept through seven central provinces over the weekend.
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).
Syria + 6 more
Between 20,000 and 50,000 continue to live under dire humanitarian conditions in Raqqa City
Water and electricity have been reportedly cut off for more than a month, forcing people to collect unsafe water. Unexploded ordnance and landmines continue to be a serious safety concern.
More than 355,000 children vaccinated against polio in hard to reach areas of Syria
UNICEF, the World Health Organisation and partners have completed the first round of a vaccination campaign in response to the recent outbreak of vaccine-derived polio in Syria.
Red Cross speeds aid to villages devastated by flash floods in northwest Vietnam
While authorities estimate that at least 228 houses collapsed or were swept away in the region, Red Cross teams in Yen Bai, Son La and Lai Chau began repairing homes and providing temporary shelter.