The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said it is still awaiting vaccines for a UN-backed mass-vaccination campaign after the enclave recorded its first polio case last week.

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said it is still awaiting vaccines for a UN-backed mass-vaccination campaign after the enclave recorded its first polio case last week.

“In order to reach every child, we need safe conditions, and this requires a ceasefire during the campaign,” the ministry said in a statement, echoing comments from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

“It is impossible to conduct a polio vaccination campaign with war raging all over,” Guterres told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York on August 16, according to Al Jazeera.