People

Multi-dimensional child deprivation in Ethiopia: first national estimates

“Multi-dimensional Child Deprivation in Ethiopia - First National Estimates,” the report studied child poverty in nine dimensions – development/stunting, nutrition, health, water, sanitation, and housing. Other dimensions included education, health related knowledge, and information and participation.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
UNICEF
Tags:
Children, Child Health, Poverty, Nutrition, Education, Ethiopia, Africa
Health

Mumbai: Seven children fall ill after vaccination, PMC officials urge parents not to panic

Shortly after they were administered the vaccine, the children complained of headache and nausea and were kept under observation in a hospital. They were discharged on Tuesday evening.

Publication Date: 
05/12/2018
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Vaccination, Children, WHO, Health
Health

Anti-measles drive: Only 5% of kids covered in Mumbra schools

The measles-rubella vaccination drive is seeing mixed results.

Publication Date: 
29/11/2018
Times Of India (Thane)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Measles, Vaccination, Children, Child Health
People

Advantage or paradox?: the challenge for children and young people of growing up urban

The poorest urban children in 1 in 4 countries* are more likely to die before their fifth birthday than the poorest children in rural areas. And the poorest urban children in 1 in 6 countries are less likely to complete primary school than their counterparts in rural areas, according to a new UNICEF report.

Publication Date: 
27/11/2018
UNICEF
Tags:
Children, Urbanisation, Health, Education, Environmental Health
Health

Uganda: Major Nutrition Programme Launched in Karamoja Region of Uganda

The Karamoja Nutrition Programme, funded by UK aid and implemented by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), will strengthen the Government's

Publication Date: 
27/11/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Africa, UNICEF, World Food Programme (WFP), Nutrition, Children, Malnutrition
Health

Nigeria: Yes, Nigeria Is the World's 'Highest Producer of HIV-Infected Babies'

Under the headline “Nigeria highest producer of HIV-infected babies”, the Sun newspaper reported on a new project to prevent the virus from being passed from HIV-positive mothers to their babies.

Publication Date: 
27/11/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Africa, AIDS, Nigeria, Children, Child Health
Health

Air pollution cuts the average lifespan of people around the globe by almost two years, analysis shows, making it the single greatest threat to human health.

A Nigerian official on Monday said about 2.5 million Nigerian children under the age of five are suffering from acute malnutrition.

Publication Date: 
21/11/2018
Premium Times (Nigeria)
Tags:
Africa, Nigeria, Children, Malnutrition, Child Health
Health

Yemen crisis: 85,000 children 'dead from malnutrition'

An estimated 85,000 children under the age of five may have died from acute malnutrition in three years of war in Yemen, a leading charity says.

Publication Date: 
21/11/2018
BBC (UK)
Tags:
Yemen, Malnutrition, Children, Child Health, UN
Health

Rwanda: Rwf400 Million Mushroom Project to Tackle Malnutrition

Kigali Farms Ltd, a mushroom growing company based in Musanze District, has unveiled a mushroom village in Gahunga sector, Musanze - a project seen as a solution to malnutrition in Northern and Wes

Publication Date: 
21/11/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Africa, Rwanda, Malnutrition, Mushroom, Children, Health Care
Sanitation

The crisis in the classroom: the state of the world’s toilets 2018

The Crisis in the Classroom: The State of the World’s Toilets 2018, reveals the countries where children are struggling most to access a toilet at school and at home, and highlights those that have made good progress.

Publication Date: 
16/11/2018
Water Aid
Tags:
Toilet, Children, Sanitation, Child Health, India, Global

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