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Global immunization has saved at least 154 million

Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years: WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and Bill &…

WHO: Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children

Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children: Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks…

Urgent action needed as “child wasting” threatens millions

Urgent action needed as acute malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of vulnerable children: – United Nations agencies are calling…

Half of health care facilities globally lack basic hygiene services

Half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based hand rub where patients…

New global alliance to end AIDS in children by 2030

New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030: Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV…

Joint statement: World Breastfeeding Week

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World…

UNICEF and WHO warn of measles outbreaks

UNICEF and WHO warn of ‘perfect storm’ of conditions for measles outbreaks, affecting children: Reported worldwide measles cases increased by…

WHO issues validation for a COVID-19 vaccine

WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasizes need for equitable global access: The World…

Support Breastfeeding for a healthier planet

A message from UNICEF: World Breastfeeding Week 2020: "Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”. The theme of World Breastfeeding Week…

Breastfeeding call to action

This week is #WorldBreastfeedingWeek.  This Unicef Video highlights the issues behind the UK’s low breastfeeding rates, and calls on the UK…

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