The Lagos State First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has officially flagged-off the Integrated Supplemental Immunization Activities (SIA) for 2024, a routine immunization vaccination project which has been scaled up to encompass and fortify all Lagosians against Measles, Yellow…
LASG, UNICEF To Vaccinate 18 Million Residents Against Infectious Diseases; Set To Launch Statewide Immunization Campaign
Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy and Unicef Host Media Orientation to Garner Media Support for Statewide Immunization Campaign … In six months, over 73.27percent of children diagnosed with measles lacked / avoided vaccination … Actively seeks media support…
Haiti: Education in jeopardy as gang violence continues
…Ongoing violence in Haiti is putting the education of over 100,000 displaced children in the south at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday. The continued surge in armed gang activity, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince and surrounding…
UN agencies urge immediate boost in HIV services to end AIDS by 2030
An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic to end AIDS by 2030, according to a new report by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030, released on Monday.…
Stakeholders task incoming governments to sustain interventions on poverty alleviation
By Justina Auta Stakeholders have advised incoming governments after the 2023 general election to align and sustain national development plans and interventions to end poverty and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They made the call during the High Level…
UNICEF and WHO step up efforts to contain Cholera in Malawi and call for additional funds and support
The cholera outbreak, initially limited to the southern part of the country, has now spread to Malawi’s northern and central regions. To date, 1,483 cases and 58 deaths have been recorded with the case fatality rate at 3.9 per cent.…
Millions more in Horn of Africa without reliable water access – UNICEF
The number of people without reliable access to clean water has risen dramatically in the Horn of Africa, according to the UN’s children’s agency UNICEF, as the region experiences its worst drought in 40 years. In Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia,…