Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jim Dobbin (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Thursday, 31 October 2013, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 15 members in total.

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POLIO IN SYRIA

That this House is concerned about the occurrence of polio in Syria following confirmation from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that the disease has been identified in the country for the first time in 14 years; is further concerned that the main impact of the disease is being borne by children, who are particularly susceptible to paralytic polio, the most serious form of the disease, and that the WHO regards the risk of further infection as high; notes that the disease is entirely preventable with vaccination and that before the civil war, 95 per cent of children in Syria were vaccinated, and that the UN now estimates that over 500,000 children are currently unvaccinated and at risk; and calls on the Government to do all it can to support aid and delivery organisations operating in Syria to vaccinate all those affected, especially vulnerable children, and to support international efforts to prevent further outbreaks.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

660 

Session

2013-14

Other sponsors

Tony Cunningham

Peter Bottomley

David Crausby

Andrew George

Linda Riordan

Subjects

Diseases Middle East

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk