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COVID-19

UNICEF South Africa Advocate, Maps Maponyane, stands with project participant and photographer, Michael Nobert, with a copy of the COVID-19 & Beyond: Through a Youth Lens book.
Press release
22 March 2023
Three-years since COVID-19 shutdown, youth reflect on their experiences through new photo book and exhibit
‘COVID-19 & Beyond: Through a Youth Lens’ photo book and exhibit features the powerful personal stories of young people coping with the pandemic years and striving for a better future.
smiling health care worker weighs a healthy baby
Article
15 November 2022
Vaccine cold chain storage capacity strengthened
Government of Japan support ensures better access to life-saving vaccines.
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Press release
05 September 2022
Number of COVID-19 orphans nears 150,000 in South Africa
UNICEF South Africa calls for a whole of society response to protect, nurture and care for the most vulnerable children.
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Video
05 September 2022
Behind the scenes of the Zwakala COVID-19 campaign
32 vax champs, 2 years, 50 million people reached across the country, mobilising communities to get vaccinated against the virus
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Article
01 September 2022
“Because vaccines save lives”
Supporting cold-chain management in the Western Cape
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Press release
13 July 2022
Germany contributes USD$4.9 million to bolster UNICEF’s support to COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in South Africa
Resources provided by the German Federal Foreign Office will accelerate efforts to vaccinate 70 per cent of the population by the end of 2022 and strengthen childhood immunization work.
happy-child
Press release
08 July 2022
UNICEF and Maverick Citizen launch photo project documenting COVID-19 years through a youth lens
UNICEF South Africa and Maverick Citizen call for youth to share images that tell the story of COVID-19 through their lens.
volunteer-assisting-elderly
Blog post
24 June 2022
Volunteers play an active role in safeguarding our elderly
We need to do our part to help the vulnerable fight the pandemic
patient-receiving-covid-vaccine
Article
24 June 2022
What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines
Busting myths and clearing the air on vaccines, boosters, variants and more
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Press release
02 June 2022
UNICEF welcomes 50 per cent COVID—19 vaccination coverage in South Africa
Half of South Africa’s adult population are now better protected against COVID-19, but youth vaccination rates are still lagging.