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March 22, 2010

UNICEF tent schools get children back to school in Haiti

The January 12 earthquake destroyed nearly 80 percent of the school buildings in and around Port-Au-Prince, affecting 2.9 million students. Getting children back to school is critical to restoring a sense of normalcy. UNICEF has provided desks and benches for the tent schools and is supporting specialized study plans to integrate psychosocial support into the traditional curriculum.

March 22, 2010

U.S. Fund National Board member applauds UNICEF programs in Ethiopia

In October 2009 U.S. Fund for UNICEF National Board member Vincent John Hemmer participated in a weeklong field visit to Ethiopia to observe UNICEF-supported programs. This account of his impressions at a UNICEF-supported therapeutic feeding center was published in the most recent edition of Every Child.

March 20, 2010

Mother- and child- friendly hospitals in Cuba provide newborns a healthy start to life

The reach and quality of child-and mother-friendly hospitals in Cuba sets one of the highest standards in the world. The hospitals offer a number of interventions that benefit both mothers and their babies. One such intervention is a "skin-to-skin" ward for underweight babies. Babies remain in the hospital with their mothers, living in close physical contact with them. The practice serves as an alternative to an incubator and provides infants with a better connection to mother and family.