The report found that 559 million children currently face frequent heat waves, a number expected to surpass 2 billion globally by 2050. Between 2000–2019 approximately 489,000 heat-related deaths occurred every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that nearly 25% of children today endure frequent heat waves.
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The practice of hot water bath is rooted in tradition, continues to cause harm to many women in Nigeria. With over half of women in the North and 80% in the South adhering to these customs, experts are calling for safer alternatives.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has observed that only 26 children out of 100 representing 26.4% are exclusively breastfeeding in Bauchi state as contained in the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster (MICS) survey.
The Gambia’s parliament voted by a substantial margin on Monday to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), defeating…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Niger Ministry for Primary Healthcare, has mobilised 1,800 women to promote exclusive breastfeeding in the state.
Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year, according to a new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Wednesday.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says it has planned to expend N110 million for 10,200 poor and vulnerable women and children in Kebbi, to enable them to access free healthcare services.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says all is set to train 4,500 health workers on Straightening Access to Reproductive and Adolescent Health (SARAH) in Adamawa, Kwara and Sokoto States.
“We cannot rest on our laurels. The death of any child from AIDS-related causes is a tragedy and an outrage,” she said.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Borno Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner in combating child malnutrition in the state.