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The yellow fever 'booster' vaccination given ten years after the initial vaccination is not necessary, according to the World Health Organization. WHO
The yellow fever 'booster' vaccination given ten years after the initial vaccination is not necessary, according to the World Health Organization. WHO
Refugees in southern Chad receive health care under a European Union-funded programme. A new clinic tackles malaria, malnutrition, respiratory infections and more. UNHCR
Ties Boerma, Director of the Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems at WHO says that although enormous progress in the battle against infectious diseases, child mortality and maternal mortality has been made, "still it is far from enough. The world is still an inequitable place; a very inequitable place." WHO
South Sudanhas been named one of the worst places for a mother to be, with an estimated 13 infants out of 1000 births dying in the first day after birth. UNMISS (WARNING: graphic image of dead baby)
UNFPA is providing life-saving reproductive health services to the more than 120,000 Syrian refugees in the Za'tari camp in Jordan. APTN
Donor support from the United Arab Emirates for a specialized maternity and child clinic helps save the lives of displaced Somali mothers. UNHCR
In Kenya’s remote Samburu County, women and children are getting basic health services as part of a pilot project for “performance-based financing”, a new approach that is spurring health facilities to deliver more health services and meet quality standards. WORLD BANK
Health extension workers in several African countries are helping bridge the gap between healthcare facilities and mobile communities, like Namibia's Ovahimba. UNICEF
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told reporters at UN headquarters today (2 October) that an innovative maternal health program in Tanzania he has helped fund could serve as a blueprint for global efforts to cut maternal deaths. Almost 300,000 women die in childbirth every year. UNTV / FILE
The UN and its partners in world health issues today (25 September) announced the launch of The Big Push, a campaign to raise support for global health goals. UNTV