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In June 2023, Mariam, a Sudanese refugee from the town of Tendelti, collects water from a borehole installed by UNICEF in the village of Koufroun, eastern Chad.

With Guinea Worm Eradication in Sight, a Celebration of a Humanitarian Legacy

In the 1980s, UNICEF and partners took on Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease. Joining them in that fight: former President Jimmy Carter.
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Samah holds the bullet that was removed from her 8-year-old daughter Fatima's head at UNICEF-supported Aljekaika hospital in northern Sudan..

Hit by a Stray Bullet in Sudan

UNICEF is working with partners to support Sudan's flagging health system, providing lifesaving care to children like 8-year-old Fatima. [video]
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A mother brings her child for treatment at a UNICEF-supported mobile clinic in Adama locality, Atbara, River Nile state, Sudan.

UNICEF Mobile Clinics a Lifeline for Displaced Families in Sudan

UNICEF mobile clinics bring critical health care and nutrition services closer to vulnerable displaced communities. [video]
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A little girl draws water at the Kizimba site for displaced people in Sake, North Kivu province, DRC. The standpipe was installed with UNICEF support.

What UNICEF Is Doing About the Cholera Crisis in Africa

UNICEF is on the front lines, working with partners to treat the sick, contain the spread & strengthen systems to prevent future outbreaks.
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A UNICEF-supported community mobilizer prepares community members for a vaccination drive in Uganda.

Closing the Health Inequity Gap by Investing in Data and Technology

UNICEF and The Rockefeller Foundation teamed up to strengthen community-based primary health systems in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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Fanta Kone, a UNICEF staff member, with 10-month-old twins Adama and Awa, refugees from Burkina Faso, in Tougbo, in the north of Côte d’Ivoire.

Inside Look: UNICEF's Role in the Sahel Humanitarian Crisis Nobody's Talking About

A conversation with UNICEF Côte d'Ivoire Representative Marc Vincent about building community resilience amid an influx of refugees from Burkina Faso.
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A mother attends a child nutrition class in Karamoja, Uganda.

Mothers, Community Volunteers First Line of Defense Against Child Malnutrition

A firsthand look at UNICEF's community-based programs in Uganda, helping to ensure children are eating a well-balanced diet of nutritious foods.
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A child with severe acute malnutrition eats Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food after a nutrition screening organized by UNICEF and partners in Sudan's Kassala state on May 24, 2023.

13.6 Million Children in Urgent Need in Sudan as Conflict Continues

UNICEF is delivering critical supplies and maintaining vital health care services for children affected by the ongoing crisis in Sudan. [VIDEO]
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A UNICEF-supported health worker in Zimbabwe.

UNICEF, Eli Lilly and Company Take on Childhood Non-communicable Diseases in Zimbabwe

A partnership-supported initiative to educate community health workers and increase support and understanding of NCDs.
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