Gavi defines zero-dose children as infants who have not received the first dose of a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis-containing vaccine by the end of their first year. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, says 9.5 million children in 57 supported countries received no routine vaccine in 2025, despite gains in global immunisation. The figure, described as the…
Nairobi — “UNICEF is deeply concerned by the escalation of hostilities in northern Ethiopia and the impact on children and their families. “UNICEF is aware of reports of children being injured or killed, and residential areas and public facilities damaged. “UNICEF urges all parties to exercise restraint, protect children from harm and safeguard civilian infrastructure….
All medicines and treatments have to go through lengthy safety and efficacy testing, but this is particularly tricky – and often delayed – for one important age group. Spotlight explores the complexities of conducting clinical trials involving babies, and why those complexities are worth grappling with. Babies are at risk of developing illness and severe…
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Forty African countries have endorsed a proposed charter on family, sovereignty and values aimed at strengthening families and protecting children from what its proponents describe as foreign ideologies considered inconsistent with African cultural and family values. The development was disclosed by the Executive Director of the Center for African Policy and Advisory, Segun Adebayo, at…
Dar es Salaam — AFRICA cannot achieve sustainable development while millions of women and children continue to face preventable deaths and unequal access to essential healthcare. Maternal and child health must, therefore, move from being treated as a sectoral concern to becoming a central pillar of the continent’s development agenda. The message emerging from the…
The mother of 16 children found living in squalid conditions in an Ohio house has pleaded not guilty to endangering her children, as well as sexual battery of a minor in a separate case. Elizabeth Siders, 34, appeared in Vinton County court Wednesday for her arraignment. She was arrested June 30 along with her husband,…
The EU has announced plans to restrict social media access for under-15s across its member states, in a bid to increase wellbeing and tackle online safety. Under the plans, there would be a gradual approach to children using social media which would include banning under 13s from accessing platforms. Those aged 13 to 15 would…
When the creek beside Taudibura Garo’s school in Papua New Guinea floods, the water doesn’t stop at the gate. It rises through the pit toilets – making the school unsafe – sending the 16-year-old and her classmates home without being able to finish. She is one of an estimated 171 million students worldwide whose schooling…
Nairobi — Nearly one in five internet-using children aged 12 to 17 across 21 countries were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse in a single year, a new UNICEF report says. An estimated 20 million children were affected, according to Through Children’s Eyes: How Digital Technologies Enable Child Sexual…
