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UNICEF airlifts six million doses of vaccines to children in Yemen

UNICEF airlifts six million doses of vaccines to children in Yemen

Dec 22, 2017, at 05:20 am

New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): A plane charted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) landed in Sana’a, Yemen, on Thursday, delivering nearly 6 million doses of essential vaccines to protect millions of children at risk of preventable diseases, including the current diphtheria outbreak that has reportedly infected over 300 people and killed 35.

Health services, especially vaccines, must ‘reach the unreached,’ stress UN agencies

Health services, especially vaccines, must ‘reach the unreached,’ stress UN agencies

Jul 18, 2017, at 01:33 pm

New York, July 18(Just Earth News): Globally, nearly 13 million infants – almost one in ten – did not receive any vaccinations last year, putting them at serious risk of potentially fatal diseases, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, urging greater efforts to extend the reach of health services.

World Immunization Week: Power of vaccines still not fully utilized, says UN health agency

World Immunization Week: Power of vaccines still not fully utilized, says UN health agency

Apr 25, 2017, at 01:01 pm

New York, Apr 25(Just Earth News): Vaccinations stave off 26 potentially deadly diseases, the United Nations health agency is emphasizing on the first day of World Immunization Week, which also marks the halfway point of the Organization's goal to stop millions of deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.