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November 13, 2025 Healthcare
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) are running a comprehensive catch-up campaign in Gaza, trying to reach 44,000 children who have been deprived of vital health services, including routine immunization, nutritional support and growth monitoring, as a result of two years of conflict.
Before the conflict, Gaza had 54 immunization centers, and the region was among the world leaders in childhood vaccination coverage.
The campaign began on November 10 and will last until November 18. Providing essential medical care to such a large number of children is directly dependent on the parties maintaining a complete ceasefire. A lasting ceasefire will ensure families, medical workers, and humanitarian aid workers have free and safe access to vaccination sites.
After two years of endless violence that has claimed the lives of more than 20,000 children, we finally have the opportunity to protect those who survived.
"After two years of relentless violence that has claimed the lives of more than 20,000 children, we finally have the opportunity to protect those who survived," said Jonathan Veitch, UNICEF Special Representative for the State of Palestine. "Vaccinating, supporting, and nourishing every child is not just a humanitarian measure; it is a moral imperative. This is how we protect the future of children born into this catastrophe and begin to restore hope amid the ruins."
Over the course of the three phases of the campaign, UNICEF will deliver 11 types of vaccines, syringes, medical equipment, and nutritional supplements to the Gaza Strip. Vaccinations will be carried out in 149 health facilities and through 10 mobile units throughout the Gaza Strip.
This is how we protect the future of children born in the conditions of a real catastrophe.
UNICEF is working to rehabilitate 15 more health centers, and WHO is working on 20 more. WHO is also providing ongoing support to the local administration to ensure the functioning of health facilities, the supply of medicines, and vaccinations, rehabilitating the central laboratory in Gaza, and expanding efforts to strengthen disease surveillance.
The campaign is being carried out in close collaboration with the Palestinian Ministry of Health and local health partners, with financial support from the Vaccine Alliance, Gavi.
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