Israel has decided to allow the introduction of vaccines in Palestine

Health Minister Mai Al-Kaila said the Israeli authorities had decided to allow the introduction of health vaccines in Palestine, due to the success of Palestinian and international pressure.

The international community, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health have put pressure on the Israeli occupation to She went back on her decision to prevent the introduction of vaccines except from countries, she added. Specific

Israel has decided to prevent the introduction of vaccines in Palestine, with the exception of the countries determined by the occupation authorities, which would entail a significant increase in the financial cost for the Palestinian government, in addition to the violation of the vaccination system, which is an effective international organization.

The Minister of Health thanked the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the international community and all partners who helped to counter this decision.

"This announcement is part of the Ministry's national strategic plan, in cooperation with all national and international partners, to ensure the continuation of the national immunization program and to mobilize all the necessary capacities to sustain the results of this program, of which we are proud of the countries of the region, "she added. ".

"Good planning at the right time facilitates the effective achievement of the desired goals, and we must remind everyone that the National Immunization Program of Palestine is one of the best programs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, according to the certificate of the World Health Organization, where many communicable and infectious diseases It has been completely eliminated, such as polio, neonatal poisoning and smallpox, as well as the reduction of morbidity related to many diseases through vaccination, such as viral hepatitis B, measles, rubella and whooping cough.