Public perception of the importance of vaccines for children fell during the pandemic in 52 of 55 countries studied.
Some 67 million children worldwide missed routine vaccination shots during the past three years because of health care disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, raising the risk of measles and polio outbreaks.
New data from UNICEF in its annual State of the World’s Children report on Thursday showed the public perception of the importance of vaccines for children fell during the pandemic in 52 of 55 countries studied.
People's health, nature and farmland all suffer from the spiraling negative impacts, says the U.N. health agency
The guidance comes weeks before the U.N. General Assembly takes up the issue of AMR at its high-level meeting this month.
With the Earth growing hotter and the oceans becoming warmer, rising sea levels threaten islands and coastal areas.
The U.N. health agency's US$135 million mpox plan covers mainly 'international support to national mpox responses.'
People's health, nature and farmland all suffer from the spiraling negative impacts, says the U.N. health agency
Landlocked between Russia and China, Mongolia depends on Russia to meet its energy needs and China to buy its exports.
The guidance comes weeks before the U.N. General Assembly takes up the issue of AMR at its high-level meeting this month.
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts for people in Yemen (US$20 million) and Ethiopia (US$15 million).
