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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 a nepal scout teaching an elderly man to wear a mask properly

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

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

This image shows Dr. Ranjan Kumar Dahal, a COVID-19 survivor

“They truly feel like gods”

A COVID-19 survivor on the healthworkers who treated him despite their own discomfort and difficulties

UNICEF to lead procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccines in world’s largest and fastest ever operation of its kind

UNICEF will work with manufacturers and partners on the procurement of vaccine doses as well as freight, logistics and storage of COVID-19 vaccines, on behalf of global COVAX Facility

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Fighting discrimination, raising spirits

Having recently won the battle against COVID-19, Sabina Thapa talks about the need to support those recovering from the disease

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Let’s get our #MaskOn!

Little ones learning to adopt crucial preventive behaviours in the COVID-19 era

This image shows a young child getting her upper arm measured by a female community health volunteer in Dhanusha District

An additional 3.9 million children under 5 could suffer from wasting in South Asia this year due to COVID-19 - UNICEF

UNICEF calls for accelerated action to prevent and treat malnutrition caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as humanitarian community appeals for $2.4 billion to improve maternal and child nutrition globally

This image shows Hema Thapa, nurse administrator at the Narayani Hospital in Birgunj, Parsa District, in southern Nepal.

On the COVID-19 battleground

One of the first healthworkers involved in COVID-19 response in Nepal reflects on the mental health impacts of the crisis and the support provided by UNICEF