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A lady administers a vaccine on a baby held by another lady.

Measles: Who will be the new heroes?

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World Immunization Week (WIW) 2019 gives an important moment to celebrate the amazing impact of vaccines and raise awareness of their ability to save millions of lives every year. This year, Alwaleed Philanthropies joins UNICEF and partners in celebrating Vaccine Heroes: men and women around the world who strive to ensure that their… Read more →←
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Polio vaccinations ensure a future for every child

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It is noon when I arrive at the polio vaccination site in Manono, Tanganyika Province in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A folk singing group entertains the assembled crowd. In front of the crowd are men, women, young people, older people and children from the area. A young man begins to speak about his… Read more →←
A bucket marked 'UNICEF' stands on the floor containing cleaning supplies and with other medical supplies, soaps and a pamphlet placed near it.

Saving lives with finance

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While working in UNICEF offices in Africa and the Middle East, I understood the importance of securing essential commodities to improve children’s well-being. During my deployment in Liberia during the Ebola public health emergency, I saw the impact of water and sanitation supplies such as hygiene kits and chlorine, as well as the… Read more →←

Vaccines for every child in Mosul

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Dr. Rivah and her colleagues at Al-Quds Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) in West Mosul, Iraq have their hands full trying to keep two-year-old Mohammed still long enough to administer a polio vaccine. Eventually, they calm him enough to give him two vaccines in a row. By the time Mohammed realizes what has happened and the tears start… Read more →←
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Saving young lives in Uzbekistan

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“Two triplets were born in our district maternal wards this year,” says Nemat Abdullayev, a neonatologist from Gurlan, a remote town in northwestern Uzbekistan, with an air of satisfaction. “Both cases were premature births — the babies were 31 and 32 weeks old. Fortunately, they survived and left the hospital fully… Read more →←
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WhatsApp-ening in India’s measles-rubella vaccine campaign? ☺️☺️☺️

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It’s a Saturday night  and my phone memory is full again. Another 53 messages have come through from Uttarkhand, and then 37 more from Telangana. Scrolling through them is a rainbow of colour and activity with the bright clothes of women health workers blurring as my finger scrolls with the red and white dots of the campaign… 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

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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 →←
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Yellow fever in Angola shows vaccine funding is critical

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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 →←
Children in school uniforms after a group vaccination.

Reasons to be optimistic about ending polio

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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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