The United Arab Emirates (UAE) support has accelerated the vaccination of over 187,000 children in Gaza since the launch of the polio campaign.
This effort, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has been in response to the emergency situation following the first case of type 2 polio recorded in the Gaza Strip in 25 years.
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had directed the provision of USD 5 million to support the emergency polio vaccination campaign in Gaza after the first case of the virus was detected in the strip.