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The Polio Crisis in Gaza: Causes, Challenges of Vaccination, and Future Implications

September 24th @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Virtual
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Join the Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights for a discussion about the outbreak of poliovirus in the Gaza Strip for the first time in 25 years. Panelists will discuss the causes of the outbreak, the health cluster vaccination program and the challenges associated with it as well as the future implications of this outbreak on Gaza’s healthcare system.

This webinar is co-sponsored by the Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative at the Harvard Divinity School, the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University.

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Date: September 24th
Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Calendars: Public Events
Event types: Lectures / Seminars / Forums

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Virtual

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