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Maternal health

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Programme
14 January 2018
Health
MENA countries are supported to ensure the right to survival, growth and development for children
Julien, 8 months, received his vaccines against polio and measles at a health centre in As-Sweida city, south Syria, on 17 October 2022. “I believe that vaccines shield children from diseases,” said his mother Kholoud.
Press release
10 January 2023
A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report
Another 1.9 million babies were tragically stillborn during the same period, according to a separate UN report.
a mother holding her baby
Article
10 January 2022
Navigating pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic
How to protect yourself and your baby
a man moving packages in a warehouse
Press release
12 April 2020
Arrival of lifesaving supplies in Libya
A health worker delivers an awareness session
Blog post
05 August 2019
UNICEF helps improve infant and young child feeding practice
#worldbreastfeedingweek
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Press release
14 June 2019
One woman and six newborns die every two hours from complications during pregnancy or childbirth in Yemen
- UNICEF
HIV
Article
06 May 2019
EU-UNICEF partnership helps prevent HIV/AIDS transmission
“In this hospital, we have on average 400 to 500 deliveries per month, in total about 5,000 per year"
A child's arm getting measured
Article
08 April 2019
UNICEF-supported mobile teams treat malnourished children
“I started noticing that Bayan is much thinner than her sisters were at her age,”
A child
Article
07 April 2019
A Syrian mother’s journey to support her children
“I worked until the day I gave birth, and immediately after delivery. It was exhausting,”
a mother with her child
Article
05 March 2019
UNICEF Iran joins private sector to improve nutrition
“During years of drought, we lost our livestock and those left are not producing enough milk,”
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