The MVA-BN vaccine, administered in two doses four weeks apart, has shown up to 82% effectiveness. It will be particularly crucial for curbing mpox outbreaks in Africa.
UNICEF has issued an urgent tender to procure mpox vaccines in collaboration with global health partners to address the severe outbreak in Africa, and other nations. The tender focused on rapid distribution and equitable access to curb the virus's spread.
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor took to social media to express her gratitude as got appointed as the UNICEF India National Ambassador. Kareena Kapoor was last seen in The Crew. Scroll down to know more details.
A total of 18 million doses of malaria vaccines have been allocated to twelve different African countries including Ugana and Cameroon for the period of 2023-2025.
Pakistan floods: The impact of the heavy monsoon rains, which began in mid-July 2022, is drastic, affecting 33 million people in 116 districts across the country, with 66 districts being hardest hit.
UNICEF India and Amitabh Bachchan talked about the importance of vaccination and its protection against many deadly diseases, in a video. Also, Big B prayed for the long and healthy life of our people.
Nov 20, marks the International Day of Children with several govts and organizations celebrating the day. But, this year, UNICEF Afghanistan has said that this day will not be celebrated in Afghanistan.
In a statement issued by the UNSC, the members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, and they wished a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured.
The already dire situation faced by Afghan civilians will get worse, and the humanitarian needs of children and women will increase over the coming months, a Unicef official said.
According to the UN, Unicef is appealing for about 200 million dollars to help about 10 million Afghan children who are in need of humanitarian aid.
WHO and Unicef directs all schools that are reopening to vaccinate teachers and students against Covid-19 to keep schools safe.
Unicef appealed to the world to stand by the children of Afghanistan in these challenging times.
The children have been deprived of basic healthcare that can protect them against polio, tetanus, and other diseases.
Under the agreement, UNICEF India will procure re-use prevention (RUP) syringes from manufacturers across the world through a global tendering process. To maintain quality, only WHO pre-qualified manufacturers will be asked to participate in the tender.
Since January, the UN has documented over 2,000 grave violations of children's rights.
1 billion children, nearly half the world's 2.2 billion kids, live in 33 countries classified as "extremely high-risk" of the impacts of climate change.
Some 35 million doses are to be delivered by the end of 2021, Xinhua news agency quoted the Unicef as saying in a statement on Thursday.
With India battling a devastating health crisis, the 27-year-old pacer had last Monday announced to make the donation for procurement of oxygen supplies for the hospitals which are struggling in the face of rise in COVID cases.
UNICEF officially tweeted on Friday that they will renew commitment with the #BTSLoveMyself campaign championed by the Korean superpop band BTS. The band had started this campaign with UNICEF a few years back.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) could potentially transport up to 850 tonnes of Covid-19 vaccines per month in 2021, should such quantities become available, according to a new assessment published on Friday.
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