"Not Immune: Children in Conflict" shines a spotlight on the harrowing impact of war on the immunisation of children and calls for urgent global action to protect children from preventable diseases.
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"Not Immune: Children in Conflict" shines a spotlight on the harrowing impact of war on the immunisation of children and calls for urgent global action to protect children from preventable diseases.
After the first confirmed outbreak in 2018, with a 100% case fatality rate, the Federal Government and partners decided to conduct the Yellow Fever Preventive Mass Vaccination Campaign in the state.
Following these campaigns planned in the two states, seven other states are proposed for yellow fever vaccination campaigns later in the year as part of Nigeria’s accelerated eradication plan.
Novel strategies have been employed to reach all children, such as boat-to-boat immunization at sea, community engagement, and overcoming vaccine hesitancy by showing informative films.
The intervention, conducted in phases, from 30 July-30 August 2019, reached 51,151,924 eligible children across 36 Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The report finds worryingly low food consumption levels and limited dietary diversity, with young children and pregnant and breastfeeding women at most risk.
UN and partners sought $111 million in 2018 to help six million of the most vulnerable. This year, they are calling for $120 million to help 3.8 million people as needs have escalated.
Food production in DPRK in 2018 was at its lowest point for a decade, raising fears that many vulnerable groups may be at risk of under-nutrition and health problems.
The 7-day campaign will be implemented in 13 Local Government Areas of Edo state, targeting more than 1.4 million people from 9 months to 44 years of age.
This step of the biggest-ever campaign will run to 1 December 2018 and will target children and adults in Plateau, Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger and Borno states as well as the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the government, 75 people are still missing, most of them children. More than 3,200 houses have been destroyed in addition to clinics, schools and kindergartens.
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Heavy flooding caused by Tropical Storm Soulik displaced over 58,000 people in Kangwon and South Hamgyong provinces of DPR Korea. The government is providing assistance.
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UNICEF will make vaccines available, advocate for greater political commitment and provide support in vaccinating children through routine immunization.
With emergency assistance as a priority, protection, resilience-based capacity-building activities will be a focus to strengthen national response mechanisms and ensure sustainability.
In late 2017, Nigeria vaccinated more than three million people in an initial emergency campaign. However, the virus continues to circulate in different parts of the country.
The vaccines, funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will be administered in parts of Zamfara state where cases of the deadly disease have been confirmed.
The Nigerian government has mobilized over 200 health workers to immunize residents aged 9 months to 45 years old in the states of Kwara and Kogi.
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The early production forecast for maize - a staple food throughout the subregion - is about 21.1 million tonnes in 2015, 15 percent lower than the average for the last five years, FAO says.
Nearly 11,500 homes will need to be repaired and cleaned. At least 116 schools are damaged, and more than 60,000 public school students are not attending classes. Water and sewage systems have collapsed.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.