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Health

A four-year-old boy rests his head on his hands at a table in his house, smiling.

National investment and governance for health

How countries invest in health matters immensely for children.

A father squats with his two-year-old son in his lap, both smiling, in a field in Rwanda.

Implementation research in health

Bridging the gap between evidence and practice to improve children’s health.

A mother displays her child's birth certificate while holding her child in a hospital in Uganda.

Data and digital health

Strong information systems drive results for children.

A one-month-old receives an oral vaccination.

Strengthening supply chains

UNICEF delivers life-saving care to children in need.

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

Strengthening district health systems

UNICEF helps find local solutions for global health challenges.

A mother holds her two-week-old baby in the palm of her hands.

Quality of care

More preventable deaths occur from low-quality health care than from lack of access.

An adolescent community health worker in her medical jacket poses for a photo.

Community health

Community health programmes bring critical services to the world’s hardest-to-reach children.

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

Child and adolescent injuries

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

Two parents walking down a dirt path near the woods play with their young son.

Health and child development

All children, including those with developmental delays and disabilities, have the right to lead healthy lives.

Girls in blue school uniforms play football in the grass.

Non-communicable diseases

Behaviours that lead to disease often emerge during childhood and adolescence.