Polio
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MSF blames Israel for polio outbreak in Gaza
Tehran, IRNA – Doctors Without Borders has issued a statement on the ongoing Israeli destruction of the infrastructure and health system in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli regime, blaming the regime for the spread of polio in the besieged area.
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Hamas agrees to week-long ceasefire in Gaza
Tehran, IRNA – A spokesman for the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has said that the movement agrees with the UN secretary-general's proposal for a week-long ceasefire.
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WHO official hails Iran's progress in uprooting polio
Karaj, IRNA – Hamid Jafari, Director of Polio Eradication for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, on Wednesday appreciated Iran’s role in uprooting polio.
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Non-Iranian children receive polio vaccine in Qom
Qom, IRNA – Vaccination of foreign national's children against polio is underway in Qom, 140 km south of Iranian capital, as of Saturday (May 7).