"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.
MSF says its patients no longer dare to hope that combatants will respect the laws of war, or that there are areas that are safe for those who are not part of the fighting.
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More than one in 10 children – almost 20 million worldwide – failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, with conflict, displacement and cost cited as obstacles to basic immunization services.
Eighty percent of the population needs some form of humanitarian assistance and protection, up 84 per cent since the conflict started in 2015: 14 million people are in acute humanitarian need.
At least 1.5 million children have been forced from their homes because of Yemen's four-year-long brutal war, exposing them to hunger, disease and violence, warns Save the Children.
“Yemen is today a living hell - not for 50% to 60% of the children - it is a living hell for every boy and girl," says UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.
The MSF hospital in Abs is currently receiving war wounded every day. Between August and September they treated 362 injured people, more than 40 per cent of all the wounded they have treated at this facility in 2018.
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The conflict led to the exodus of government personnel, leaving essential services understaffed. There are pressing humanitarian needs for women and children.
The joint UNICEF-World Bank Emergency Cash Transfer Project contributes to avert the risk of famine and allow targeted families to buy food and medicine for their children.
The UNICEF-supported campaign was launched in 39 high-risk districts in March, covering 75 per cent of the target: children under 7 years with Penta vaccine and children between 7 and 15 years with Tetanus/Diptheria vaccine.
As worst-affected households begin to exhaust their coping capacity, populations may begin to move into Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) even in the absence of additional disruptions.
The rapid spread of diphtheria in Yemen highlights major gaps in routine vaccination coverage in recent years and signifies a collapsing health system.
The well-managed, government-led, lifesaving response will need to be sustained across southern and eastern parts of the country through much of 2018.
WHO plans to use grant to provide urgent health assistance to 630,000 vulnerable people in districts around Sana’a and al-Hudayda, including 189,000 internally displaced persons.
An estimated 400,000 children under 5 years will suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2018, and the damage or closure of schools and health facilities will threaten children's development for years to come.
Aid workers are struggling to cope with Yemen's worst diphtheria outbreak since 1989. The death toll from the outbreak is likely to rise if vital supplies are not able to enter the country.
The agencies are calling for the complete and unconditional opening of Hudaydah port to allow for the uninterrupted flow of food and fuel.
As of 24 December, 2,229 associated deaths were reported across the country. People over the age of 60 continue to account for the highest percentage of deaths - nearly one-third.
The US $50 million allocation will ensure an integrated response across humanitarian sectors in 27 high-priority districts at risk of famine, as well as in areas where conflict has recently escalated.
At least 471 people in Yemen are believed to have been infected with diphtheria, killing one in 10 of them since the outbreak began in mid-August.