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Girls in Uzbekistan lead the way in HIV treatment adherence
Aziza, a 19-year-old girl in Uzbekistan, recalls the day she learned that she had HIV: “I still remember the fear, the pain, and one overwhelming question—why should I live? – after my parents broke the news to me that I was living with HIV. I was just 14 years old. In that moment, I wondered, what is there in my ...
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Why does my teenager seem so tired?
If your teenager is frequently tired, they’re not alone. As many as one in three adolescents say they regularly struggle with fatigue, defined as feeling exhausted after a normal level of activity. But in teenagers, frequent fatigue or tiredness does not just mean having less energy for school, social activities a...
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Better health care for children and families
Children’s health and survival rely on timely access to strong, resilient and inclusive health systems. In recent years large strides have been made in health outcomes, particularly for children, adolescents and women across Central Asia. Innovations in primary health care across the region aim at bettering the qu...
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How adolescents with diabetes live in Kazakhstan
The number of people living with diabetes in Kazakhstan has doubled in the past 10 years, with over 439,327 individuals currently diagnosed, including 5,132 children. Despite living with type 1 diabetes for the past decade, 19-year-old Nail Zakiev plays sports, attends university, and involves himself in social ac...
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The State of the World's Children 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the mental health of a generation of children. But the pandemic may represent the tip of a mental health iceberg – an iceberg we have ignored for far too long. The State of the World’s Children 2021 examines child, adolescent and caregiver mental health. It focuses o...
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A child’s guide to COVID-19
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the world, many children like you are keen to get answers to their burning questions about the disease and what they can do to help protect themselves from it. We hope you find this helpful. , 1.What is COVID-19?, COVID-19 is a disease caused by a virus that can sp...
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How to get children to eat healthy
Tell us what your child eats for breakfast, and we’ll tell you how healthy his or her breakfast is. Normally, it would be expected that half of the plate is filled with fruits and vegetables, one fourth is protein and the other one fourth is carbohydrates. This is merely the secret to a healthy plate so that child...
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Students in Armenia explore a healthy lifestyle with Healthy Buddy
It’s 11 o'clock on a hot summer Sunday morning, but Achajur village school in Tavush marz is full of students. Over 120 children have come to school to take part in UNICEF’s “Healthy Buddy” session , organized in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Academy NGO. Healthy Buddy is a special session ab...
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A review of the School Age Children and Adolescent Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia Region
This systematic and comprehensive review of School-aged Children and Adolescent Nutrition and related policies and programmes, will assist our partners and country offices across Europe and Central Asia to put in place evidence‑informed advocacy, policy, and programming policies towards improving the nutritional w...
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Four things you can do to support your teen’s mental health
Whether you and your teen are getting along well or having challenges, it is important to show that you love and support them, that you can help them navigate tough times and that you are always there for them. Here are four things to keep in mind when having that ‘how-are-you-doing?’ conversation with your teen a...
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Child regression: What it is and how you can support your little one
If you have noticed that your child has taken a giant leap forward (like finally mastering toilet training!) only to then take a step back (refusing to use the toilet!), you are not alone. Regression is common in growing children – especially toddlers. We spoke to Nancy Close, PhD, an Assistant Professor at the Ch...
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On Girls in ICT Day, let´s Reimagine Girls´ Education toward STEM and girl-centered solutions
With a growing start-up scene and new jobs being created every day in the digital space, the future is looking bright for young people in the Europe and Central Asia Region (ECA). 12% of the total population are between 10-19 years [1] , including a vast cohort of girls who could be future tech leaders, engineers ...