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STORY: WHO / GAZA VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
TRT: 03:08
SOURCE: WHO
RESRICTIONS: CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 19 JANUARY 2026, RAFAH, GAZA
19 JANUARY 2026, MAKESHIFT CAMP, AL-MAWASI, RAFAH, GAZA
1. Wide shot, people walking down a busy street with tents on each side
2. Vaccination campaign banner hanging on the side of a tent
3. Medium shot, WHO team talking to a group of children
4. Wide shot, people waiting to be vaccinated
5. Medium shot, two children smiling at the camera
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Dr Hassan Rasras, vaccination team leader:
“Now everyone is displaced from their homes, and as a result, many children have missed their vaccination appointments and, consequently, the important vaccinations necessary for their lives. Therefore, this campaign is very important to compensate for what has been lost and to protect these children from the many diseases they may get sick with in the future.”
7. Various shots, vaccines being checked and prepared in syringes
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rani Ismail Abu Luli, mother of vaccinated child Wateen
“We learned about the vaccination campaign through other people, we arrived her at the tent to have my daughter get her 18-month vaccination as she did not receive it, and to protect our children’s health from diseases.”
9. Medium shot, Rani and Wateen sitting on a bench
10. Close up shot, Wateen receiving a vaccine in her left arm
11. Close up shot, Wateen receiving an oral vaccination
12. Close up shot, Wateen in her mother’s arms
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Khader, mother of vaccinated child Daniel:
“I am here to get him his due vaccinations as he’s five days old. It’s a good clinic; and vaccinations are good for children; they are important, they give immunity, strength, and better health, they also protect them from diseases.”
14. Medium shot, WHO team reviewing vaccine paperwork
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Stephanie Geissler, Public Health Officer, WHO:
“This campaign will be targeting children under the age of three for vaccinations such as MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella), BCG, diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, rotavirus, hepatitis B, and other vaccines that are routinely given. This is the second of three rounds that are being conducted.”
16. Medium shot, Dr Stephanie Geissler inspecting vaccine vials
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Stephanie Geissler, Public Health Officer, WHO:
“This is a critical, needed campaign, because during the last 2 years, children have been missing doses, because of their lack of access to routine health services. There are 124 vaccination sites across the Gaza Strip and 170 trained vaccination teams.”
18. Medium shot, vaccinator checking the paperwork
19. Wide shot, people waiting to be vaccinated
The second round of a routine immunization catch-up campaign in the Gaza Strip, led by UNICEF, UNRWA, WHO and partners in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, is taking place from 18 to 29 January 2026. This round aims to reach children under the age of three, strengthening protection against vaccine-preventable diseases following two years of conflict and disruption to health services.
As winter conditions, heavy rainfall, overcrowding and poor water and sanitation increase the risk of disease outbreaks, the campaign plays a vital role in protecting children’s health.
Vaccination activities will be carried out by 170 vaccination teams at 129 health facilities, with seven mobile teams deployed to hard-to-reach communities across the Gaza Strip. The Ministry of Health, UNICEF, WHO, and UNRWA are coordinating and mobilizing vaccinators and more than 250 social mobilizers to ensure eligible children are reached.
