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Pleased to introduce you to the pentavalent vaccine!

Pleased to introduce you to the pentavalent vaccine!

The story of how pentavalent became one of the most used vaccines in the world.
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Dads in the delivery room

Dads in the delivery room

The first 1,000 days of children’s lives are the most significant for their growth and development. Fathers play a critical role in this…
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Shrouded maternity

Shrouded maternity

Nine months since violence forced thousands of Rohingya people to flee Myanmar, conditions for pregnant women in one of the world’s largest…
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Children on the frontline

Children on the frontline

Thousands of children in Kasaï have been associated with militias and experienced atrocities.
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Fighting for survival

Fighting for survival

In Kasaï, more than one in ten children may die from the consequences of malnutrition.
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Every child deserves a fair chance. A childhood. A future.

Every child deserves a fair chance. A childhood. A future.

Every year, 1 million babies take their first and last breaths on the day they are born. Another 2.6 million are stillborn. The vast…
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It hurts but it works!

It hurts but it works!

Immunization saves up to 3 million lives each year.
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Clean water saves lives

Clean water saves lives

Nearly half of the population in Burundi lack access to safe drinking water.
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Rebuilding for the future

Rebuilding for the future

Six months after hurricanes caused devastation in the Caribbean, many children still face daily challenges.
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Ending child marriage

Ending child marriage

In the last decade, 25 million child marriages have been prevented due to a significant decline in the practice.
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The best start in life

The best start in life

In Mali, role model mothers are striving to reduce infant mortality and improve child health.
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On the frontline of health

On the frontline of health

Thousands of community health workers bring lifesaving services to mothers and their babies in rural Sierra Leone
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Against all odds

Against all odds

In South Sudan, one in 26 newborn babies die within the first month of life. Many of these deaths are preventable.
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Every child deserves to survive

Every child deserves to survive

An estimated 7,000 newborn babies die every day around the world.
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Water under fire

Water under fire

In eastern Ukraine, conflict threatens the water supply to millions of people
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Children under attack

Children under attack

For children trapped in conflict zones around the world, 2017 has been a ‘nightmare year’.
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Scars of war

Scars of war

The scars of war run deep on eastern Ukraine’s youngest citizens after nearly four years of volatile conflict.
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Broken childhoods, small dreams

Broken childhoods, small dreams

After living through years of violence, children in the Central African Republic (CAR) dream of a normal life.
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Maria’s long journey to health

Maria’s long journey to health

Over a million children in South Sudan are severely malnourished. Maria is one of 600,000 children treated since December 2013.
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Childhood under attack

Childhood under attack

In South Sudan, children have become the face of a humanitarian tragedy fuelled by conflict and economic collapse.
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Risking it all

Risking it all

To escape violence and poverty, thousands of children make harrowing journeys trying to reach the United States.
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Communities ending AIDS

Communities ending AIDS

Through the involvement of communities, a vast majority of pregnant women living with HIV are on lifelong treatment.
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1000 Days of love

1000 Days of love

The first three years of every child’s life makes a difference — fill them with love, opportunity and rights.
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Sajad begins to dream again

Sajad begins to dream again

“My name is Sajad. I’m 15 years old, and I am from the Iraqi province of Basra and I’m currently in Vienna.”
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Waiting for a diagnosis

Waiting for a diagnosis

Babies can wait months for HIV results, but new technology can give a result the same day, speeding up treatment, and saving lives.
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