Palestinian health minister confirms a first case of polio in Gazabr br The Palestinian health minister on Saturday (August 17) said the ministry had detected the first confirmed case of polio in the Gaza strip in the city of Deir Al-Balah for a 10-month-old baby who had not received the necessary polio vaccination dose.br br Minister of Health, Majed Abu Ramadan, urged the international community to demand a ceasefire in order to vaccinate hundreds of children.br br United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for parties to the conflict in Gaza to provide concrete assurances guaranteeing humanitarian pauses in order for a polio vaccine campaign to be conducted.