UNICEF
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Yemen, UNICEF, and WHO to roll out emergency measles and rubella vaccination campaign
YEMEN – Yemen’s Ministry of Public Health and Population (MOPHP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have joined forces…
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Climate change puts children in 98% of African countries at risk, UNICEF warns
AFRICA — A new UNICEF report has raised alarm bells, revealing that 98% of African countries are facing severe threats to the health, development, and…
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Nigeria’s humanitarian and emergency response mechanism receives US$270M from UNICEF
NIGERIA – The United Nations Children’s Education Fund, has committed more than US$270 million to support Nigeria’s continued activities towards poverty alleviation, especially its humanitarian…
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Joint UN program receives US$26.5M from Canada to continue work to end child marriages
RWANDA— The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), joint program for adolescent sexual & reproductive health right (SRHR)…
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Nigeria receives US$7M grant from Canada to strengthen Covid-19 vaccine delivery systems
NIGERIA— Under the Canada Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE), Nigeria will get US$7.02 million to scale up COVID-19 vaccine service, especially among high-priority and…
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Global immunization efforts rebound, but inequalities persist, says WHO and UNICEF
SWITZERLAND — Efforts to vaccinate children worldwide against diseases like measles and diphtheria have shown signs of recovery in 2022 after being severely impacted by…
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20 Ghanaian startups graduate from joint UNICEF-KOICA accelerator
GHANA— The United Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) joint StartUp Lab Accelerator, has graduated 20 startups that are advancing…
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Novel malaria vaccine to be delivered to 12 African Countries by 2024
AFRICA— 18 million doses of the first ever malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01, will be allocated to 9 more African Countries, in addition to Ghana, Kenya and…
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The second round of the HPV-MAC vaccination campaign conducted in Eritrea
ERITREA— The Expanded Program for the Immunization Department of the Ministry of Health (MoH) Eritrea, in partnership with several development partners has conducted a large-scale…
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Global Congress urges stronger regulations to end unethical marketing of breast milk substitutes
SWITZERLAND —The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have hosted the inaugural Global Congress on the implementation of the International…