A measles and polio vaccination campaign will launch tomorrow across northwest Syria to protect some 800 000 children under 5 years of age from 2 deadly but preventable diseases. 

The vaccination drive, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in coordination with local health workers, the Syria Immunization Group and Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance, launches just over 2 months since the earthquakes that devastated northern Syria and southern Türkiye.