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Keep up-to-date with the latest news and statements from UNICEF Uganda.

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Why family-friendly policies are critical to increasing breastfeeding rates worldwide - UNICEF

Only 4 out of 10 babies are exclusively breastfed

01/08/2019

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UK Government strengthens Uganda’s response to fight malaria

Supporting the reduction in malaria in 26 high burden districts

29/07/2019

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Over 20 million doses of Measles and Rubella vaccine arrive in Uganda

New doses to vaccinate more than 18 million children against Measles and Rubella in September 2019

18/07/2019

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UNICEF launches swift response as first Ebola cases and deaths confirmed in Uganda

5-year-old boy and his grandmother die from Ebola virus in western Uganda

13/06/2019

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Nearly 20,000 children in West Nile to access improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services

16/01/2019

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Nearly 1 million children in West Nile to benefit from better quality health services

New Swedish support to strengthen health system for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health

10/12/2018

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Major Nutrition Programme launched in Karamoja

Tens of thousands of children and women across Karamoja to benefit from a strengthened health system

26/11/2018

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Programme to achieve National ‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools’ Standards launched in Karamoja

Programme to set the benchmark for water, sanitation and hygiene services in schools across Uganda

25/09/2018

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Uganda hosts first-ever conference on child poverty

Over 50 global experts to highlight actions that reduce child poverty in Africa

10/09/2018

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3 in 4 young adults in Uganda experienced some form of violence during their childhood

First ever national survey on Violence Against Children in Uganda launched

13/08/2018

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UHRC assesses Uganda’s legislation against the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child commitments, to make Uganda a better place for children

17/07/2018

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Making social protection systems in Africa more responsive to shocks

02/07/2018

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