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Dr Elvis

13 December 2018

Child survival

Every woman, newborn, child, and adolescent should have an equal chance to survive and thrive.

A mother sits with her three babies on a hospital bed

Triplets born safely in newly electrified maternity ward

UNICEF, World Bank support means mothers no longer have to give birth by torchlight.

Un enfant avec un périmètre brachial affichant vert

From red to green

With support from the World Bank, UNICEF is fighting malnutrition and improving food security in Kasaï and Kasaï-Central.

Une femme puise de l'eau.

03 November 2022

Preventing Ebola and promoting good sanitation practices

When the 10th Ebola epidemic hit the DRC, UNICEF decided to conduct a project to prevent the disease from spreading to the province of Tshopo.

Une petite fille se tient débout

26 September 2022

Empower mothers to improve the dietary diversity of children

A pilot project in Tanganyika province provides access to nutritious food for families affected by severe acute malnutrition.

01 September 2022

UNICEF and partners respond to unprecedented cholera outbreak in Sankuru, DR Congo

Un infirmier s'apprête à râmer

Crossing rivers to get children immunized

Nurse Trésor paddles down the Ruki river to vaccinate children in remote areas.

Une fille sourit

From victims to heroes : polio survivors fight on

Polio survivors fight on to protect every child across the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Une mère porte son enfant

Tackling malnutrition locally

Within a span of four months, Mbuyu was able to be healthy again thanks to "four-star meals" prepared with foods available locally.

un relai communautaire rend visite à un membre de sa communauté.

Home visits to combat COVID-19

Thousands of UNICEF-supported community outreach workers are going from house to house to mobilise communities to get vaccinated against coronavirus.