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A smiling baby on a hammock

24 January 2019

Child survival

Helping children survive and thrive

Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr, European Union Ambassador Luc Véron, Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra and UNICEF Philippines Representative Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov launch the 4m Euro project to boost community resilience for children in conflict-affected municipalities in Bangsamoro.

18 January 2023

4M Euro project to boost community resilience and services for children in conflict-affected municipalities in BARMM

Joint press release

Abdulhakum brings her 9-month-old baby Zainuddin to the Marantao Rural Health Unit for routine vaccination and check-up.

05 December 2022

Vaccines for children: your questions answered

Learn more about vaccines for children in the Philippines

Jamila carrying her 13-month old daughter Jonaila

24 October 2022

1 million babies in the Philippines are unvaccinated

The country is at high risk of polio and measles outbreaks

13-month-old Jonaila

24 October 2022

One ‘zero-dose’ child is vaccinated—a million more to go

How BARMM is reducing its number of ‘zero-dose’ children

A child playing inside a bedroom

23 October 2022

“We’re over the moon.” A family’s thanks to health workers

How a baby, born by the light of mobile phones, had his life saved twice by health workers, before he was one year old

A child receives a dose of oral polio vaccine

21 October 2022

Philippines is top 5 country in the world with zero dose children

Bold actions needed to protect children with routine life-saving vaccines

Residents of Barangay Magallanes, Limasawa, line up to avail of free health services provided by the mobile health teams of UNICEF and its partners.

Mobile health clinics: a one-stop shop for health services

Children and families in Limasawa, Southern Leyte, benefit from health services provided by UNICEF and partners

UNICEF Tents bring back learning, play and health services in Siargao post-Typhoon Odette

UNICEF tents provide learning, play and health services

Protecting children's rights to education, health, play and safety

Officials from UNICEF and MPTC at the signing of the partnership

26 November 2021

MPTC backs UNICEF’s Child Road Safety Program to benefit children in more cities