(SK Bioscience) SK Bioscience said Tuesday it had been selected as a supplier of influenza vaccines to UNICEF, securing its first procurement contract with the United Nations agency and expanding its presence in the global public vaccine market. The agreement covers vaccine supplies for both the So»»»

Measles kills 70 in East Darfur’s Labado in a few weeks as healthcare collapse leaves families without medicines. East Darfur, Sudan — Hawa Adam did not expect a childhood illness to kill her son. Ali was two years old when he fell sick on February 25 in Labado, in Sudan’s East Darfur state. He die»»»

In partnership with the UN-backed Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), they have launched the ‘Kick Out Polio’ campaign ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 which begins in Morocco on 21 December. “Polio is an illness that we simply need to take seriously,” said Naby Keïta of the »»»

The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, is now targeting to reduce the cost of the malaria vaccine. The new agreement will significantly improve access to and affordability of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccines, helping to protect more children from one of the world's deadliest diseases, accordi»»»

Niger State Government has advised parents to mobilize their children for the upcoming Measles, Rubella, MR, vaccination campaign. The 10-day vaccination campaign is set to commence on Monday, October 6, 2025, in Niger and Nasarawa states. To ensure the success of the programme, the government enga»»»

Infrared thermometers ready to be distributed by the United Nations organization UNICEF after an outbreak of Ebola in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 21, 2018. Junior D. Kannah/AFP/Getty Images/File AP — A new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is suspected of causing»»»

N'Djamena: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have delivered more than 1.12 million doses of cholera vaccines to Chad’s Ministry of Health, aimed at combating the outbreak that has spread in refugee camps across the eastern provinces of Sila and Ouad»»»

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): "Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus," Director-General of the World Health Organization, stressed that the situation in the Gaza Strip is very serious and catastrophic. The Director-General of the World Health Organization also added: "The shutdown of Gaza's hospitals will have c»»»

Measles symptoms, vaccine, treatment related details are here as the disease is rapidly spreading the United States. FILE -A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez), File)A second child in Texas has died»»»

Image credits: iStock The US and other European countries have been facing a measles outbreak with as many as 483 cases across the American states of California, Florida, Ohio, Vermont, Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas, as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Europe, an analysi»»»

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm over the exclusion of children’s voices in policy decisions that affect their lives in the North East region. Joseph Senissie, UNICEF Chief of the Maiduguri Field Office, made this known during the media launch of the “Da Rarrafe Yaro»»»

Preventable childhood diseases, especially measles, are making a comeback across Central Asia and the Caucasus. Vaccine hesitancy among parents is a major factor in the resurgence. Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) have surged across the region during the post-Covid era, according to a report publis»»»