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A mother holding her baby

18 September 2018

Survive and thrive

UNICEF helps to reduce child mortality in the region by working to reach the most vulnerable children

A doctor visits patients during his daily morning rounds at a hospital in Somalia

New study finds that 43,000 “excess deaths” may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia

Half of the drought-related deaths occurred among children under the age of 5

From insight to action: Examining mortality in Somalia

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Community Health worker supported by Unicef, Tambudzai Vumisai (54) check Tinashe Uumisai (4) for signs of malnutrition at her house in Nyahode, Zimbabwe, Feb, 6, 2020

Use of RapidPro for remote collection of nutrition data during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe Rapidpro 19 May 2020 (PDF, 200 KB)

E-learning tools help to ensure continuity of services in Somalia during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Somalia e-learning for IPs (PDF, 287 KB)

Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic Eastern, Central and Southern Africa

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IYCF COVID-19 STATEMENT MAR 2020 (PDF, 337 KB)

Ennia Simango (36) smiles as she receives food aid at a food distribution point in Manzwire village, Zimbabwe

ESA Regional Nutrition Guidance COVID-19 Version 2

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ESA Regional Nutrition Guidance COVID-19 Version 2 (PDF, 679 KB)

Dr. Denis Nansera, a paediatrician, examines Kansiime Ruth, 25, and her daughters aged 1 and 4 years, at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Mbarara District, Western Region, Uganda

29 November 2019

Treating HIV-positive children with speed and skill

How innovations in rapid testing and child-friendly medicines are saving lives in Uganda

mid, ten months malnourished child suffering from pneumonia is treated in Mofleh Pediatric Hospital in the province of Herat province, west of Afghanistan on January 29, 2019.

12 November 2019

One child dies of pneumonia every 39 seconds, agencies warn

Pneumonia – a preventable disease – kills more children than any other infection

A woman in a chair holds an instruction manual up to another woman sitting on a blanket on the ground.

UK Government strengthens Uganda’s response to fight malaria

Supporting the reduction in malaria in 26 high burden districts