UNICEF has said that it is deeply concrened about the health and safety of babies and young children caused as a result of severe heatwave that...
… to meet requirement of all SP and Moneragala hospitals Health Secretary Dr. Palitha Maheepala recently opened an oxygen generation plant at the Tissamaharama government hospital....
Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are “too ashamed” to seek the maternal health services they need, according to a...
A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the situation could easily worsen with the news that the warring...
Hundreds of pupils are missing after gunmen attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria in the second mass abduction within a week in the country. Local government...
(UNICEF) Climate change impacts the lives and livelihoods of everybody worldwide, including here in Sri Lanka. As a climate change hotspot, the island nation experiences frequent,...
UNICEF has welcomed the long-awaited amendment to the Children and Young Persons Ordinance (CYPO) that came into force from January 1, 2024, which marks a significant...
UNICEF, together with WHO, will assist the Ministry of Health in implementing a supplementary measles immunization activity (SIA) in Sri Lanka to control the ongoing measles...
Israeli ground forces are pushing into southern Gaza, after three days of heavy bombardment. Initial reports from Israeli army radio effectively confirmed Israel has launched a...
More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the impacts of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United...