The Ministry of Health continues to respond to suspected polio cases in Deir ez-Zor.
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The Director of the Administration for Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases at the Ministry of Health, Yasser Alfaroh, confirmed that the ministry initiated response procedures through epidemiological surveillance teams and response and vaccination teams, even before the completion of laboratory tests of samples.
Al-Forouh explained that the supply of vaccines is intended to cover emergency needs, and comes as part of the preparations to respond to polio cases isolated in Deir ez-Zor.
He noted that the ministry is working to recover children who have not finished their vaccinations, to include them in the routine vaccination program, and to control them despite suspected cases.
He stated that the ministry wishes to activate by the end of the year about 70 to 80 percent of the primary health centers in the Deir ez-Zor areas, after it became clear that over 70 percent of them are not active.