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On April 3 in Beira, Mozambique, a child receives the vaccine for cholera as part of a UNICEF-supported immunization campaign in the wake of Cyclone Idai.

After Cyclone Idai, an Emergency Cholera Immunization Campaign

UNICEF-supported health workers have vaccinated more than a million people in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
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On April 28, 2019, Brazilian military firefighters rescue children in the Shibahuri area of Pemba, Mozambique after heavy rains poured down in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth.

Flooding Feared After Cyclone Kenneth Hits Idai-Ravaged Mozambique

UNICEF is supporting the emergency response and assessing the damage inflicted on a nation still struggling to recover from Cyclone Idai.
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Children at a UNICEF-supported Early Childhood Development Center in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone

In Photos: Building a Brighter Future for Sierra Leone’s Children

Earlier this month, I traveled with a group of UNICEF USA donors and staff to Sierra Leone. Amidst a backdrop of the deepest poverty I’ve ever witnessed first-hand, I was heartened by two things.

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Janaki Odh with her 16-day old baby girl Nisha in Joshibunga, a village in Baitadi District, far western Nepal. Sixteen days before we captured this story, she gave birth to a baby girl, Nisha. She had a home delivery, but halfway through she noticed that

In a Remote Nepalese Village, Motherhood Can Be a Matter of Survival

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mothers prepare to have their babies vaccinated against measles, tuberculosis and polio, in Kalemi, Tanganyika province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),13 November 2018. Health epidemics were a major concern in the 2017 with 55,000 cholera cases—the h

In the DRC, a Mother Helps a Village Fight Polio

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Adult Helping Child Learn

A Syrian Refugee, Making the Most of Motherhood

In Jordan's Za'atari Refugee Camp, a Syrian mother is raising strong, healthy children, with support from UNICEF.
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In the Philippines, Shirly Mendez, 41, was afraid to vaccinate her youngest child until a UNICEF-supported public health campaign persuaded her of the importance of immunization.

Turning Doubters Into Defenders To Fight Measles in the Philippines

Information and immunization campaigns aim to reverse plummeting vaccine coverage rates.
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Mothers and babies wait to be vaccinated at the UNICEF-supported health center in Ambatta, a suburb of Ndjamena, the capital of Chad, in 2019.

With Help From UNICEF and Partners, Chad Eliminates MNT

Chad is the latest country to officially eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). Only 13 countries remain at risk.
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