Campaign
#StrongerTogetherMalaysia
Introduction, How does a country adjust back to normalcy after years of lockdowns, SOPs and strict guidelines? UNICEF hopes to answer that question for everyone living in Malaysia. By partnering with the Ministry of Health, our campaign aims to help a smoother transition to the endemic phase of Covid-19. It is mor...
Press release
UNICEF delivers medical equipment to five Sabah hospitals
KOTA KINABALU, 27 January 2022, – UNICEF Malaysia earlier this week delivered medical equipment valued at RM627,948 to Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) wards across five hospitals in Sabah, including hard to reach areas. UNICEF Malaysia has been working tirelessly since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to re...
News note
COVID 19 emergency appeal & supply to hospitals in Malaysia
MEDIA NOTE, KUALA LUMPUR, 2 September 2021 – UNICEF in Malaysia has been working tirelessly since the start of the pandemic to help tackle the impact of the virus. Today, UNICEF Malaysia is providing essential oxygen concentrators, and other life-saving supplies to fight COVID-19 and help patients affected by COVI...
Article
How to talk to your children about COVID-19 vaccines
News about COVID-19 vaccines is flooding our daily lives and it is only natural that curious young children will have questions – lots of them. Here are some tips for helping to explain what can be a complicated topic in simple and reassuring terms., 1. Make sure you’re up to date yourself, Before talking to your ...
News note
Mental health alert for children in Malaysia
As Malaysia enters Total Lockdown on the 1 st of June, we need to support children and adolescents as they make their way through an uncertainty and isolation. It has been widely reported that according to police statistics, there were 266 cases of suicides and deaths between March 18 and October 30 of 2020. Of th...
Press release
COVAX ships 828,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 MAY 2021, – Malaysia has received the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines, shipped via the COVAX Facility, or COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Plan, a partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO), the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, and the United Nations Children...
Press release
Snakes and ladders: navigating uncertainty in the new normal
PUTRAJAYA, 11 MAY 2021, – Fourth and final edition of Families on the Edge launched today by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Economic Affairs, YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed. The latest survey conducted in February 2021 found that median household income among participant families had recovered to 95...
Report
Families on the Edge (Issue 4)
The Families on the Edge research project was commissioned by UNICEF and UNFPA to support evidence-informed policy-making and public dialogue on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and children in low-income urban families in Malaysia, as well as the relevance, adequacy and accessibility of public policy ...
Press release
Urgent appeal: India needs oxygen
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2021, – UNICEF Malaysia has launched an urgent appeal for funds to help India fight COVID-19. Hospitals and health centres across India are struggling to cope with the overwhelming amount of new cases and need more oxygen concentrators, rapid testing kits and critical healthcare. There is not e...
Report
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Children & Families in Malaysia
Around the world, the spread of the pandemic has had a significant socioeconomic impact on the lives of people and has put considerable pressure on healthcare systems. It has revealed how vulnerable many families are and how unprepared they were to face this unprecedented crisis. Medical personnel and social work ...
Campaign
Voices of COVID Generation
There is no way around it; COVID 19 has changed our lives; changed us. Children & young people in Malaysia were not exempt. From school closures to an inability to socialize with friends; their lives and learning were put on hold. The Voices of COVID Generation (VOCG) platform was devised as a way to help them...
Statement
On school reopening
UNICEF welcomes and fully supports the decision to reopen schools in Malaysia. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on children’s lives, disrupting familiar patterns and impacting their education and mental health. The longer children remain out of school, the greater the learning loss and irreversible harm for...