Adolescent health and development

A mother lies on her side, head in hand, with her baby seated in front of her outside a health centre in Uganda.

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Strengthening district health systems

UNICEF helps find local solutions for global health challenges.

07/08/2019

Trucks and other traffic on the dirt road to Ribaue, Mozambique.

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Child and adolescent injuries

Road traffic injuries and drowning are leading causes of death among children and adolescents worldwide.

06/08/2019

Fifteen-year-old Shampa, center, attends school with her classmates at Palli Mangal Girls High School, Gobor Chaka, Khulna City Corporation, in Bangladesh.

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Adolescent health and well-being

Technology, immigration and other factors are drastically changing the health needs of adolescents.

01/08/2019

A mother holds her six-month-old daughter in a medical clinic as a health worker tests the baby for malaria.

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Childhood diseases

Common infectious diseases are preventable and treatable. But they still kill children in large numbers.

01/08/2019

A smiling doctor holds a young girl who underwent treatment in his hospital.

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Strengthening health systems

Children need strong, resilient and inclusive health systems to survive and thrive.

06/08/2019

An adolescent girl smiles as she carries a young boy on her hip.

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Child and adolescent health and well-being

Every child has the right to grow up healthy and strong.

01/08/2019

A child wades through water on her way to school in Kurigram district of northern Bangladesh during floods in August 2016.

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Protracted conflict, the climate crisis, a rise in mental illness and online misinformation among biggest emerging threats to children

In an open letter marking 30 years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF’s Executive Director sounds the alarm on major growing and future challenges facing children

17/09/2019

A health worker looks on as a new mother holds her baby to her chest, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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World not delivering quality maternal health care to poorest mothers - UNICEF

Millions of mothers at risk due to prohibitive health care costs, lack of access to services and skilled professionals, and child marriage

03/06/2019

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For many Venezuelan children, hope begins at dawn

UNICEF and partners in Colombia are providing much-needed assistance to Venezuelans crossing the border

03/05/2019

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Beating malnutrition in Sudan

Treating the problem is only half the challenge. Prevention is the key.

20/12/2018

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