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We work to reduce child and maternal mortalities through essential maternal and newborn care and ensure full immunization.

This image shows the feet of Sabina Chaudhary’s baby Devansh Chaudhary in her hands

Disruptions in health services due to COVID-19 “may have contributed to an additional 239,000 child and maternal deaths in South Asia” - UN report

Health services must urgently be restored and strengthened to contain the pandemic’s impact on the most vulnerable families

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Leading airlines commit to helping UNICEF in its historic mission of transporting COVID-19 vaccines around the world

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What you need to know about a COVID-19 vaccine

Answers to the most common questions about coronavirus vaccine development

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Navigating the mental health toll of COVID-19

A young teacher learns to better understand and navigate her own mental well-being and support her students

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UNICEF and PAHO launch joint COVID-19 vaccine tender on behalf of COVAX Facility

This image shows a healthworker preparing to vaccinate a child in Kathmandu

Worldwide measles deaths climb 50 percent from 2016 to 2019 claiming over 207,500 lives in 2019

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Driving home preventive practices

Young volunteers on what they learned from being at the forefront of a recent campaign to reinforce key public health safety measures against COVID-19

COVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn

With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2 million in 2019, disruptions in child and maternal health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at stake

This image shows a mother's placing a comforting hand on her child's leg

Working together to prevent suicide among children and young people in Nepal