UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children

GENEVA: UNICEF said on Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel, preventing aid agencies from reaching those in need in the war-devastated territory. As UNICEF undertakes a mass children’s vaccination campaign with a fragile ceasefire in place, it said it faces […]

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No painkillers to treat Gaza children for ‘extremely painful injuries’

Hospitals in Gaza are “completely overwhelmed; there’s not enough beds; there’s not enough staff to treat them; patients are on the floor”, Hannah Grace Pan, a paediatric nurse volunteer from the UK, tells Al Jazeera. She said many patients and small children are being treated for “extremely painful, explosive injuries and burns with no pain […]

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