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Collecting behavioural insights into COVID-19 in Pakistan

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When Pakistan’s polio vaccination campaigns were suspended in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my work researching vaccine acceptance in the country was also suspended. Lockdowns made it difficult to continue working with local communities about their vaccine beliefs, misconceptions and concerns. Soon after, Deepa Pokharel,… Read more →←
Three women sit on a bed in a room. The girl in the center has a laptop on her lap while the woman to her left is carrying a child.

Design for girls, by girls. Period.

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Solutions should always be grounded in the people who use them. This is the value of “human-centred design”, an approach UNICEF is using to complement traditional expert- and research-based thinking. By understanding the people who will use the solutions — their wants and needs — UNICEF is developing creative, sustainable… Read more →←
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Reaching the most isolated after an earthquake

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“We were playing a silly game at the bank of the river, throwing a half empty water bottle at each other, laughing every time one of us had to duck away from it, when suddenly the earth began to shake. It started very slowly, but then we were thrown violently back and forth. We saw that a large part of the mountain above our village… Read more →←
A woman in Pakistan uses pit latrine which she has constructed by herself outside her house.

The challenge of sanitation in Pakistan

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Recently I attended the Pakistan Conference on Sanitation, PACOSAN II, which took place in Islamabad. Among the many interesting issues raised, one stood out as a serious problem for communities within Pakistan. I am talking about the problem of open defecation. It is not a pleasant subject and nobody really likes to talk about it.… Read more →←

What does it take to prepare for a humanitarian emergency?

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Here are five ways that UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) are working together to ensure countries are better prepared for the moment when disaster strikes. 1. Keeping life-saving supplies close at hand Certain parts of the world are prone to floods, droughts, earthquakes and other crises. In these areas, one of the best ways to… Read more →←
A child receives a dose of oral polio vaccine in Pakistan.

Polio eradication in Pakistan gets the selfie treatment

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Towards the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014, the Pakistani media repeatedly warned that if the country does not curtail the spread of the polio virus, it would be highly likely that travelers will have to obtain a polio vaccination certificate before traveling abroad. It was during this time that India, declaring itself polio free… Read more →←

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