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Child Health and Development
Ensuring infants, children and adolescents survive, thrive, and achieve their developmental potential.
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Health, nutrition and environment, for every child
2024 was a year of expansion for UNICEF-supported health and nutrition services for children across China.More than 2.65 million children and caregivers, especially in communities in western China, have access to high-quality health care services supported by UNICEF – up from 1.1 million in 2023. More than 72,000 ...
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Highlights from Roy Wang's Trip to Malawi
Embedded video follows Earlier this year, UNICEF Ambassador Roy Wang visited Malawi, connecting with cyclone survivors and children recovering from malnutrition. He also learned about the long-term impact of UNICEF and China supported programmes.
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"Now my community is getting better"
Embedded video follows "During the UNICEF training, I learned how to prevent diseases and treat malaria and diarrhoea. Now it's getting better," says Amelia Mauricio, community health worker. Watch how UNICEF is supporting children and families in Mozambique, with funding from Government of China.
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Reaching out to remote communities in Zimbabwe on two wheels
In the remote corners of Zimbabwe, where healthcare facilities are scarce and distances are vast, the humble bicycle and training programmes are making a world of difference. With support of the Government of China and UNICEF, village health workers are providing lifesaving care to women and children, bringing ess...
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Thanva recovers from malnutrition in Laos
It’s a hot morning towards the end of the dry season in Nan District, Laos, when Bouanang brings her son Thanva to Thongkang Health Centre for a check-up. Small trucks called tok-toks drive past, with people or farm produce in the back. The sound of cockerels crowing is interspersed with the noise of chainsaws and...
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Vandy is treated for malnutrition in Laos
Meena is a 20-year-old first time mother from Houay On village in Nan District, Laos. Small and just past her teenage years, she still looks like a child herself. With her six-month old baby Vandy on her back, she walks up the hill to the village hall, where a community outreach from nearby Thongkang Health Centre...
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Annual report
A YEAR OF PROGRESS FOR CHILDREN IN CHINA AND BEYOND Summary
Building on over 40 years of cooperation with the Government of China, in 2023 UNICEF continued to work towards realizing the rights of the world’s second largest child population, who make up approximately 13 per cent of the world’s children. UNICEF worked with 25 partners in 217 counties or districts across 31 p...
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Annual report
A healthy start, for every child
Supporting children at the earliest stages lays the foundation for their long-term health, development, and potential. UNICEF supported babies and mothers by training almost 748,000 health professionals in early essential newborn care. Some of the most vulnerable children live in rural communities. More than 95,00...
Annual report
A YEAR OF PROGRESS FOR CHILDREN IN CHINA AND BEYOND
Building on over 40 years of cooperation with the Government of China, in 2023 UNICEF continued to work towards realizing the rights of the world’s second largest child population, who make up approximately 13 per cent of the world’s children. UNICEF worked with 25 partners in 217 counties or districts across 31 p...
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Children need a healthy diet to grow & develop well
Embedded video follows Junk food marketing is everywhere. UNICEF China and partners have been working to regulate the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children.