UNICEF in action

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Fatima Habibu, 99, sits with her granddaughter, right, a volunteer community mobilizer, and great-granddaughter in Katsina, Nigeria.

HPV Vaccination Campaign Protects Girls in Nigeria

Community health mobilizers in Nigeria combat vaccine misinformation and build trust, one family member at a time.

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Children receive polio vaccines at a health clinic in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, in September 2024.

Polio Vaccines Protect Children in Gaza Strip

Polio vaccination teams successfully reached more than half a million children in Gaza during Round One of an ambitious campaign. [video]

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UNICEF staff administrating polio vaccines at UNRWA health clinic in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip.

Polio Vaccines Reach Children in Gaza Strip

UNICEF and partners are administering polio vaccines in the Gaza Strip to protect children from the lifelong crippling disease. [video]

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Polio type 2 (nOPV) vaccines and vaccine cold storage equipment in Tel Aviv 's Ben Gurion airport on Aug. 26, 2024, before their transport to the Gaza Strip.

UNICEF Delivers Polio Vaccines to Protect Children in Gaza Strip

UNICEF and partners plan to vaccinate more than 640,000 children against polio in Gaza. To do that, they'll need a humanitarian pause. [video]

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Aissata Dambélé, a nurse, holds 9-month-old Mohamed at Bernay-Fotoba health center in the Matoto commune of Conakry, Guinea.

Yellow Walls of Hope: Guinea Celebrates the Elimination of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus

Guinea recently eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), making it the 49th out of 59 priority countries to achieve this remarkable milestone.

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Loyce Msowoya, a health worker at St John's Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi, carries a box of vaccines during a door-to door polio vaccination campaign on March 8, 2024.

UNICEF's Catherine Russell: Women Are the Key to Eradicating Polio

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on why Rotary International and UNICEF make great partners and what’s ahead for polio eradication.

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From left: Rajabu Vambise, 27, polio survivor and UNICEF-supported community worker, with a vaccinator during a polio vaccination campaign in Kindu, Maniema province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on March 30, 2024.

DRC Polio Survivor Spreads the Word: Vaccines Work

Paralyzed as a child by polio, Rajabu Vampise shares important vaccine information with parents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [video]

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On Jan. 31, 2024, a family sit on the porch of their house in Lilongwe District, Malawi.

Malaria Vaccines Save Children's Lives in Malawi

In central Malawi, health worker James Chinomba sees firsthand how vaccines provided by UNICEF and partners are keeping young children safe. [video]

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UNICEF and Rotary International-supported polio vaccination team in Benin.

Protecting Benin's Children From Polio

With support from UNICEF and Rotary International, health workers in Benin go the distance to ensure every child is protected against polio. [video]

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