Coronavirus: About 300,000 additional doses of Covid-19 vaccines for Senegal
Senegal has received today 298,700 additional doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, donated by the Government of Portugal through the COVAX facility. The vaccine doses were...
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UK officially hands over life-saving oxygen cylinders to support Uganda’s COVID-19 response
On Wednesday 13 October, the UK officially handed over 100 oxygen cylinders to Uganda’s National Medical Stores, to provide lifesaving treatment to COVID-19 patients in...
UNICEF Trains 100 Nigerian Girls To Mark International Day for Girl-child
The United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, has trained one hundred girls in Kebbi State to mark this year’s International Day for Girl-child. Yesterday Monday, October...
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United Nations and Somalia Join Forces To Scale Up Quality Mental Health Services
BY DAYO ADESULU For this year’s World Mental Health Day, the WHO global theme is ‘Mental health care for all: Let’s make it a reality. Over...
Mental Health, Psychosocial Support Services Access For African Children Unequal – UNICEF, WHO
BY DAYO ADESULU At least one in seven children in sub-Saharan Africa experiences significant psychological hardship. As the world marks World Mental Health Day, UNICEF...
São Tomé and Príncipe Vaccinates Above10% of its Population September
São Tomé and Príncipe has fully vaccinated 10% of its population against COVID-19, reaching the September global target by the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed...
Ethiopia To Expel UNICEF that Saves Live For 60 years in Country
BY CHUKWUMA NNAM with Agency Report After the sudden decision of the Ethiopian government to expel UNICEF that has been in the country for 60-years,...
Liberia Launches Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine to Boosts Vaccination Campaign
BY DAYO ADESULU Liberia marks another significant milestone in the fight against COVID-19 as we witnessed the launch of the vaccination campaign of 302, 400 doses of...
UNICEF and Sinovac sign agreement for COVID-19 vaccine supply
BY DAYO ADESULU UNICEF and Sinovac have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of the CoronaVac inactivated virus vaccine against COVID-19 on behalf of the COVAX...
COVID-19: Over 600m children in countries not on academic break affected by school closures – Unicef
BY LEVI JOHNSON Even with schools in the northern hemisphere closed for the summer, more than 600 million children in countries not on academic break are...