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The State of the World's Children 2019- Children, food, and nutrition: Growing well in a changing world
The 2019 edition of UNICEF's flagship report "State of the World's Children" examines the issue of food and nutrition as it relates to children. Despite progress in the last decades, one-third of children under five worldwide are malnourished. Meanwhile,
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Big leaps of success, one word at a time in Zaskok, Ferizaj
Read the success story of Nart, who was diagnosed with speech delay, but who has been able to receive help through Save the Children's Early Childhood Care and Development Center in Zaskok.
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Vaccine Hesitancy: Guidance and Interventions
Research shows that vaccine hesitancy is rising, resulting in alarming figures on disease outbreaks reported globally. Despite the availability of vaccines, the number of countries reporting hesitancy has steadily increased since 2014. Therefore, there is
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Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017
More children and women survive childbirth today than ever before. Despite this great progress, a pregnant woman or newborn still dies every 11 seconds. Most maternal deaths are preventable as healthcare solutions to manage complications are well-known, a
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An Assessment of Factors Responsible for Diarrhoea Deaths of Under Five Children in Rural and Urban Settings of India
Diarrohea is a leading cause of under-five child mortality in India as well as globally. Yet, evidence suggests that most of these deaths can be prevented. The objective of this research paper is to identify the factors that have contributed to the death
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2019 Global Health and Nutrition Brochure: Delivering high impact health services for children and their mothers
Because every child deserves to survive and thrive, Save the Children US’ Department of Global Health supports the delivery of high-impact health services to improve the health of children and their mothers in the world’s most deprived populations, every
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Vanuatu First 1,000 Days Project: Baseline Report
Save the Children is implementing the First 1,000 Days project, which aims to reduce stunting among children under five years of age by improving maternal and child nutrition practices in 33 communities across Shefa, Sanma, and Penama Provinces. This hous
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Evaluation du Programme Signature de Sante en RDC, En Utilisant le MAA: Rapport d’évaluation
Save the Children's Health Signature Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo was designed in 2013 to join up solutions along the ‘continuum of care’, from late pregnancy to early childhood, covering all postpartum and neonatal stages, in deprived comm
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Save the Children Global Nutrition Factsheet 2018
The global Nutrition factsheet summarises Save the Children's nutrition approach, advocacy, programming and research work around the world for 2018. It also includes links to recent Save the Children publications. School, Health and Nutrition (SHN)
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Vanuatu First 1,000 Days Project: Barrier Analysis Report
Save the Children in Vanuatu is implementing the First 1,000 Days project, which aims to reduce stunting among children under five by improving maternal and child health and nutrition practices in 33 communities across Shefa, Sanma, and Penama Provinces.
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Spotlight on Rwanda
Rwanda is one of the few sub-Saharan African countries on track to achieve MDGs 4 and 5. Child mortality fell rapidly between 2000 and 2013 from 182 to 52 deaths per 1,000 live births. Maternal mortality fell from 1,000 deaths to 320 per 100,000 live birt
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Global Health HIV, AIDS and TB Fact Sheet
Each day in 2016, over 1,100 children and adolescents (age 0 19) around the world became infected with HIV. Ninety percent of them contracted the virus through transmission from their mothers. If early diagnosis and treatment do not occur, one- third of H