WHO vaccinates 10,000 children since ceasefire began

The WHO has vaccinated over 10,000 children in Gaza this month, but that’s well short of the 40,000 target for the first phase, ending on Saturday.

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00:00The World Health Organization says it has vaccinated more than 10,000 children in Gaza this month,

00:06taking advantage of the fragile ceasefire in the enclave.

00:10But that number is still far short of its target to inoculate 40,000 children

00:15in the first phase of the campaign, which ends this Saturday.

00:21WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said

00:25phase two and three of the campaign are planned for December and January.

00:28The campaign is designed to protect children against measles, mumps, rubella and other preventable diseases.

00:36In a post on Exxon Thursday, Tedros said the Gaza ceasefire is vital

00:40because it allows WHO partners to strengthen the essential health services

00:44and support efforts to rebuild Gaza's badly damaged health system.

00:48But his comments came just hours after Israel carried out one of the deadliest airstrikes in Gaza

00:53since the October 10 ceasefire, killing more than two dozen people.

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