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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/syria-crisis-aid-idUSL6N0KN2Q720140113
Fighting halts polio vaccination in northern Syria
Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:12pm EST
* 100,000 children out of reach in rebel-held Raqqa province
* Some 2.15 million Syrian children vaccinated against polio
* Red Cross says food, medicines run short in besieged areas
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Heavy fighting has prevented health workers from getting polio vaccine to an estimated 100,000 Syrian children in the northeastern province of Raqqa, United Nations aid agencies said on Monday, appealing for access...
Fighting halts polio vaccination in northern Syria
Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:12pm EST
* 100,000 children out of reach in rebel-held Raqqa province
* Some 2.15 million Syrian children vaccinated against polio
* Red Cross says food, medicines run short in besieged areas
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Heavy fighting has prevented health workers from getting polio vaccine to an estimated 100,000 Syrian children in the northeastern province of Raqqa, United Nations aid agencies said on Monday, appealing for access...