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A syringe held up by a hand

Transporting 1 billion syringes to the world

A syringe held up by a hand
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By Robert Matthews

Transporting 1 billion syringes to the world

The word unprecedented will always be associated with 2020. For months on end, it was repeated on TV, in newspapers and by friends and family to describe the pandemic and its effects on people in every corner of the world. As the head of the Medical Devices Unit in UNICEF Supply Division, 2021 is shaping up to be another unprecedented… Read more →←
A child holding an adult's hand looks on at a man opening a box on the floor labeled: End Polio Now.

Crossing the finish line for polio eradication in Afghanistan

A child holding an adult's hand looks on at a man opening a box on the floor labeled: End Polio Now.
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By Yu Sasaki

Story also available in: العربية

Crossing the finish line for polio eradication in Afghanistan

99.9 per cent We are almost there! We can see the finish line – the goal we have been pursuing for so long –  a world without polio. Over the last three decades, there has been a 99.9% decrease in wild poliovirus cases across the globe. How? The world came together. From parents to governments, community leaders to the United… Read more →←
A boy receiving a drop of vaccine on his tongue.

Polio and me: a Syrian doctor’s story

A boy receiving a drop of vaccine on his tongue.
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By Majed Askar

Story also available in: Français 中文

Polio and me: a Syrian doctor’s story

I was seven months old when my mother took me to see a doctor in Suran, my hometown. I had a high fever, and she had noticed weakness in both my legs. It was then that I was diagnosed with polio. Polio is a highly contagious disease that attacks the nervous system. It can cause paralysis or even death among young children. While the… Read more →←
A girl in a blue shirt smiles as she receives a vaccination from a health worker

The sad inevitability of Ukraine’s measles outbreak

A girl in a blue shirt smiles as she receives a vaccination from a health worker
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By Giovanna Barberis

The sad inevitability of Ukraine’s measles outbreak

An outbreak of measles in Ukraine is rapidly spreading. This year there have been 1,000 cases; that’s 20 times higher than the whole of last year, with measles reported among children, adolescents and adults in 14 of the country’s 24 provinces. Sadly, this latest outbreak doesn’t come as a surprise. According to 2016 data from the… Read more →←
Woman stands behind three little girls, each of whom holds a yellow card

How an Angolan community leader fights measles

Woman stands behind three little girls, each of whom holds a yellow card
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By Paulo Helio Mendes

Story also available in: Español

How an Angolan community leader fights measles

Lubango, capital of Huíla province, was heavily affected by the drought caused by El Niño last year. As part of the response, UNICEF Angola supported an integrated vaccination program to prevent measles outbreaks in three southern provinces (Cunene, Huíla, and Namibe). In the tiny village of Luyovo, about 30 km from Lubango, we found… Read more →←
A young child getting a vaccine.

Immunization under fire

A young child getting a vaccine.
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By Robin Nandy

Story also available in: 中文 Français العربية

Immunization under fire

In conflict-affected regions, children miss out on life-saving vaccines Anyone with access to a TV, or even a smartphone has unlimited access to images of the destruction that armed conflict causes around the globe. We can see details of the ways war and violence threaten and disrupt children’s lives. But conflict also attacks the… Read more →←
The face of a young woman receiving an injection.

Yellow fever in Angola shows vaccine funding is critical

The face of a young woman receiving an injection.
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By Sam Agbo

Story also available in: Español

Yellow fever in Angola shows vaccine funding is critical

Angola was declared polio-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in December – a public health triumph. It set the stage for a similar declaration in Nigeria, a major landmark in the global battle against this disabling disease. But while Angolan officials are rightly proud of the declaration, the recent yellow fever… Read more →←

Stopping a polio outbreak in war-torn Ukraine

Children in emergencies

By Dragoslav Popovic

Stopping a polio outbreak in war-torn Ukraine

After 6 years without polio in Europe, a vaccine-derived polio virus outbreak hit Zakarpattya, in Ukraine’s western region in September of 2015. The site of outbreak is right in the heart of Europe. Bordering four countries – Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, Zakarpattya, is geographically closer to eight European capitals than… Read more →←
A group of children and a man.

My journey to Yemen’s battle zones

A group of children and a man.
Children in emergencies

By Bilal Ahmed

My journey to Yemen’s battle zones

As a UNICEF Immunization Specialist in Yemen, I was recently sent to Sa’ada, an area (or Governorate) already devastated by internal wars since 2004, further deteriorated by the ongoing conflict since March 2015 – the worst recorded in the region’s history. Government offices, religious institutions, residences and schools have all… Read more →←
Children in school uniforms after a group vaccination.

Reasons to be optimistic about ending polio

Children in school uniforms after a group vaccination.
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By Peter Crowley

Story also available in: Français Español

Reasons to be optimistic about ending polio

Thirty years ago, there were over 350,000 cases of wild polio virus each year. In 2014, there were just 359 and so far this year, only 51. That’s a 99.9 percent decrease, a truly remarkable accomplishment. Earlier this year, Nigeria – which in 2012 recorded 122 cases of paralysis and was considered one of the most difficult… Read more →←
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