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About 377 children have died in 2021 due to rising temperatures across Europe and Central Asia, according to a new data analysis from 23 nations done by UNICEF.
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Heatwaves killed 377 children in 2021 in Europe, Central Asia: UNICEF

About 377 children have died in 2021 due to rising temperatures across Europe and Central Asia, according to a new data analysis from.

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The World Health Organization’s laboratory network has detected six variants of poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in sewage samples in war-torn Gaza and warned of a global spread if it is not contained.
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Poliovirus type 2 detected in sewage samples in war-torn Gaza: WHO

The World Health Organization’s laboratory network has detected six variants of poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in sewage samples in war-torn Gaza and warned.

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The World Health Organization has prequalified a dengue vaccine for children made by Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Company — the third-largest drug firm in Asia.
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WHO prequalifies Japan-based Takeda’s dengue vaccine for children

HQ Team May 15, 2024: The World Health Organization has prequalified a dengue vaccine for children made by Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Company —.

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The entire population in the Gaza Strip, 2.23 million, is facing food insecurity and by mid-July half of the residents may experience catastrophic hunger, according to a report.
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Gaza Strip hurtling toward imminent famine, a global alliance says

HQ Team March 19, 2024: The entire population in the Gaza Strip, 2.23 million, is facing food insecurity and by mid-July half of.

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At least 57 women and girls in Sudan were at the receiving end of sexually-related violence since a conflict between warring factions of the military government in the country began in April, the UN stated.
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Female genital mutilation sees a 15% increase worldwide; UNICEF

HQ Team March 18, 2024: There are over 230 million victims of female genital mutilation worldwide, according to the UNICEF. This is an.

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The global mortality rate in children aged under five years has declined by 51% since 2000 and reached a historic low of 4.9 million in 2022, according to a WHO body.
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Global mortality rate in children under five years falls to historic low

HQ Team March 13, 2024: The global mortality rate in children aged under five years has declined by 51% since 2000 and reached.

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Excessive levels of parental involvement and control stem from a worry that their child may come to harm or not do well enough.
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Opinion: Which parent are you? ‘Helicopter,’ toxic or stressed?

By Dr Aparna S February 27, 2024: Parents who have adolescents may be tough as old boots, excessively involved in bringing up their.

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About 16% of children or one in six children under two years of age in the Northern Gaza Strip, which has been cut off from aid for weeks, are “acutely malnourished,” according to a WHO report based on data collected in January.
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Hunger, diseases grip undernourished children, women in Gaza: WHO report

HQ Team February 20, 2024: About 16% of children or one in six children under two years of age in the Northern Gaza.

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‘100,000 Afghani kids face a bleak future amidst strife and temblors’

HQ Team January 16, 2024: Over 96,000 children in Afghanistan are in dire need of support almost 100 days after earthquakes devastated the.

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Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection that affects the lungs and kills more children than any other infectious disease. Every day at least one child dies from pneumonia every 43 seconds, according to UNICEF.
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Opinion: Steps for prevention, spread, and monitoring pneumonia

By K. Leelamoni November 5, 2023: Outbreaks of pneumonia affecting children in parts of northern China, the US,  the Netherlands, and Denmark are higher than.

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