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Nutrition Critical: Why the UK must act now
The UK Government's commitment to tackle malnutrition expired at the end of 2020. It is one of the most respected donors to nutrition and its investments have helped reached over 50 million people since 2015. The pandemic is expected to significantly wors
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Impact of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention among Children 5 to 10 Years of Age in Kita and Bafoulabe Districts, Mali
In 2015, malaria was the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children under 5 years of age in Mali with a microscopic parasite prevalence of 36% (Malaria Indicator Survey in Mali 2015). The National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) in Mali adopted S
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Reopening Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Key points, challenges, and dilemmas to plan a safe return to in-person classes
The suspension of in-person classes as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected the education systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and compromised the achievements reached around the goals established in the SDG-4-Education 2
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“STOP Pneumonia”: A successful advocacy campaign for preventing and protecting Indonesia’s children from pneumonia
The Government of Indonesia (GOI) has introduced pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) as a pilot in October 2017 in five districts of Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) (Lombok Barat, Lombok Timur, Lombok Utara, Lombok Tengah, and Mataram) and three districts of
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Mental Health Matters: Protect children's well-being in Hong Kong
This report is a component of a larger research initiative by Save the Children Hong Kong, assessing the changing dynamics of Hong Kong children’s most significant needs for support. The report examines the current mental health needs for children in Hong
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COVID-19 Impacts on African Children: How to protect-a-generation at risk
The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented with the virus spreading in almost all countries in the world. In Africa, 55 out of 54 countries have reported at least one COVID-19 infection. Luckily for Africa, confirmed COVID-19 cases remain comparatively low, a
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UNICEF Annual Report 2020
This report summarizes UNICEF's work in 2019, and presents crucial challenges that remain to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for children within the next decade. Migration and Displacement (MDI)
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2020 Global Hunger Index: One decade to zero hunger linking health and sustainable food systems
At the time of writing, approximately 200 million children suffer from stunting or wasting worldwide. Worldwide hunger is estimated to be moderate, but it is evident that the COVID-19 pandemic has undermined food and nutrition security for many. The impac
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Child Development Grant Programme: Strengthening social protection systems in Nigeria
This three page brief summarises how Save the Children has been working with the government of Nigeria and partners to expand and strengthen its social protection system using an evidence-based approach. The brief first details some of the major challenge
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Towards a New EU Global Health Strategy: Civil society shadow Global Health Strategy
The EU hosts many of the best healthcare systems in the world and brings its extensive technical and managerial experience to advancing global health. It has tremendous convening power, a wide scope of action and partnerships, presence in international or
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Pneumonia & Diarrhea Progress Report 2020
International Vaccine Access Center's (IVAC) annual Pneumonia & Diarrhea Progress Report evaluates the progress across 10 high-impact indicators outlined in the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhea (GAPPD) in the 15
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PMNCH 2019 Annual Report: Ensuring universal health coverage delivers for women, children and adolescents
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) is the world’s largest alliance for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health. Bringing together over 1,000 partner organizations from 10 constituencies across 192 countries, PMNCH provides a