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For more than 36 years, medical nurse Jiydegul Rysbaeva has traveled on horseback across the Jon-Bulak Valley, Kyrgyzstan, delivering lifesaving vaccines and care to children and families on farmsteads across the region.

Delivering Measles Vaccines on Horseback in Kyrgyzstan

Dedicated health workers go the distance to keep children safe from disease outbreaks. [video]
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A child receives the oral polio vaccine at Sabra health clinic in Gaza City on Feb. 22, 2025.

Gaza Ceasefire Must Remain in Place: Children Need Humanitarian Aid Now

The ceasefire allowed UNICEF and partners to vaccinate 600,000 children in just four days. It must resume to ensure continued aid delivery. [video]
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A vaccinator carrying a vaccine cold box travels by foot to reach communities where children are waiting to be immunized against polio as part of a national campaign..

Moving Toward the Finish Line in the Polio Fight

A nationwide immunization campaign backed by UNICEF and partners kicked off this month in Pakistan, one of the last two endemic countries.
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On Jan. 29, 2025, in Kolda, Senegal, members of the local girls club pose for a photo during a visit from Khaby Lame (center rear, in black shirt).

5 Ways UNICEF Supports Adolescent Girls' Health and Well-Being

UNICEF supplies and services support adolescent girls and help to ensure a safe environment where they can learn and thrive.
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A UNICEF-supported Auxiliary Nurse Midwife immunizes a child in the village of Tulsidih in Jharkhand, India.

Boosting Health Services During a Measles Outbreak in Rural India

Stories of resilience and determination amid a measles outbreak in eastern India's Jharkhand State.
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UNICEF staff administrating polio vaccines at UNRWA health clinic in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip.

After Early Success, Gaza Polio Vaccination Campaign Needs Humanitarian Pause to Continue

Early rounds of an ambitious polio vaccination campaign hit their target, but escalating violence is undermining that progress. [video]
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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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