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By Stephanie Brown HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, July 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Data released this week by the World Health ...
As the war in Ukraine rages on for a third year, the toll its taken on children is skyrocketing. Just prior to the start of the war, nearly 20% of the kids there lacked basic needs like food and ...
U.N. health officials have estimated that more than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year.
Vietnam has made remarkable progress in protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases, according to the latest World ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have raised the alarm over widening immunization gaps globally, warning that ...
In 2024, 89% of infants globally – about 115 million – received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis ...
In 2024, 89% of infants worldwide—approximately 115 million—received at least one dose of a diphtheria, tetanus, and ...
The latest data highlights that the world is off track to meet the targets set by the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) to achieve 90 percent global immunization coverage for essential childhood ...
A look back at some of the UNICEF programs that made great strides in 2021 — and would not have been possible without support from corporations, foundations, faith-based organizations and other ...
When the Elsas and Supermen trick-or-treat their way to our doorsteps next week, some will be toting an orange box with the word UNICEF on it. Since 1950, four years after the organization was foun… ...
A million more children completed the critical three-dose vaccination against diseases like diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to new data released ...
In addition to U.N. agencies, 35 aid organizations have joined to warn of the suffering and increased, ... UNICEF is calling for their release and an end to using youth as child soldiers.