SWITZERLAND – Covax, a global vaccine program run by Gavi and the World Health Organization (WHO), has urged countries to take action immediately to close the global vaccine equity gap.…
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About 1 billion people globally denied access to assistive products: Report
SWITZERLAND – Nearly one billion people globally are denied access, particularly in low-and middle-income countries, a new report by WHO and UNICEF shows. The report estimates that more than 2.5…
Read MoreUganda launches oxygen production plant in partnership with UNICEF
UGANDA – Uganda has partnered with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to inaugurate a new oxygen production plant at the Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital to expand access…
Read MoreUN agencies warn of brewing measles outbreak worldwide
SWITZERLAND – Measles cases have increased by nearly 80% worldwide this year, according to the United Nations, which added that the increase in measles cases was a forewarning of future…
Read MoreNiti Aayog, Unicef sign pact on SDGs focusing on children
INDIA – Authorities Think-tank, Niti Aayog and Unicef India have signed a letter of intent (LOI) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a deal for children. The agreement seeks…
Read MoreLebanon maternal deaths triple, children’s health at risk amid crisis: UNICEF
LEBANON – The number of women dying in Lebanon from pregnancy-related complications has nearly tripled amid a three-year economic crisis that has seen doctors and midwives flee the country, according…
Read MoreMozambique vaccinates 4.8 million children in first round of polio campaign
MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambique has partnered with the United States to vaccinate 4.8 million children under five years old in the first round of the polio immunization round in an effort…
Read MoreMalawi receives 2 million doses of vaccines to contain the Cholera outbreak
MALAWI – Malawi has received about 2 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) from the Global Emergency Stockpile funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in an effort to contain…
Read MoreEgypt partners with UNICEF to improve child mental healthcare
EGYPT – Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met the Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Egypt Jeremy Hopkins to discuss strengthening cooperation between…
Read MoreMalawi intensifies response to contain Cholera outbreak
MALAWI – Malawian health authorities have put in place preventive measures to control the further spread of water-borne disease Cholera amid outbreak in the southern Malawi region such as surveillance…
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