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boy being examined by a doctor

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.

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.

Getting your baby's first vaccines.

Your baby's first vaccines

A paediatric nurse answers some of the most common questions parents have

a mother holding her baby

10 January 2022

Navigating pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic

How to protect yourself and your baby

On 19 August 2021, Aseel, 4, with her mother, in Dara’a, southwest Syrian Arab Republic.

25 October 2021

Routine vaccinations during COVID-19

How to safely get routine vaccinations for your child during the COVID-19 pandemic

UNICEF MENA Regional Director

17 November 2020

Address by Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA Joint Meeting with Ministers of Health

As Delivered (via Zoom)

One woman and six newborns die every two hours from complications during pregnancy or childbirth in Yemen

Group photo

Scaling up Infant and Young Child Feeding in Northwest Syria

UNICEF is scaling up Infant and Young Child Feeding in its Emergency Programme northwest Syria.

A child

A journey back to life: Lutfieh smiles again

"We didn’t realise earlier how sick Lutfieh was”

HIV

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"