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Staff Account: On the frontlines of the DRC’s Mpox crisis
The mpox epidemic in the DRC is unfolding in a country already plagued by conflict, hunger and disease. Children are nearly four times more likely to die from mpox than adults, making them particularly vulnerable to this outbreak. Read the blog to learn more about the situation, our response, and how you can help.
Northern Gaza: siege, strikes and starvation
In northern Gaza, an already starving population has been cut off from food, with no confirmed deliveries since 1st of October. They live in fear of attack and fear that if they try to leave, they still won’t find safety or be allowed to return. Here we outline the devastating and horrific situation for children and their families in northern Gaza right now.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: A FOUR-FOLD SURGE IN CHOLERA CASES PUTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AT RISK AS CYCLONE SEASON BRINGS MORE FLOODING
Thousands of children in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique are at risk of deadly disease as the 2024 cyclone season threatens to bring more floods.
ZAMBIA: All school-aged children out of school as deadly cholera outbreak kills over 500 people
Save the Children press release on cholera in Zambia schools closed
The lives of a million children in Gaza hang in the balance as public health catastrophe looms
Save the Children is calling for urgent medical evacuations of children from Gaza
Why adolescent nutrition must not be ignored
At this week's Global Forum for Adolescents, Save the Children is urging governments to turn the tide on intergenerational malnutrition.
Nigeria: Urgent funds needed to manage diphtheria outbreak, with more than 7,200 cases and 453 deaths
A staggering 7,202 cases of diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection fatal without treatment, were confirmed in Nigeria last week
STAFF ACCOUNT: Curing malnourished children as malnutrition cases skyrocket by 50% in Afghanistan
Ahmad* joined Save the Children in 2021. He is a nurse with Save the Children’s Mobile Health Team and provides treatment for children and communities
Breastfeeding during Emergencies: A case study from Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
World Breastfeeding Week 2023 aims to promote breastfeeding by making a difference for working mothers and fathers.
EVIDENCE SPOTLIGHT: UNGUMI – IMPROVING ADOLESCENT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & RIGHTS
Save the Children implemented the UNGUMI project from 2018-2022 in response to the significant sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs of adolescent girls and boys in Zambézia province.
Dengue outbreaks threaten children across Asia as extreme weather spurs mosquitos
A spike in dengue fever outbreaks across Asia is putting children at risk with the situation set to get worse in the coming weeks
Rwanda: Nearly 100 babies saved in three months as caesarean sections made available in refugee camp
Press release from Save the Children on caesarean sections in Rwanda refugee camp
Sudan: Armed groups occupying health facilities, looting, cutting off lifeline for country’s children as numbers in need surge
Armed groups occupying health facilities and looting supplies in Sudan are taking life-saving treatment from millions of child
Jihad's Story: Landmine Survivor turned Psychosocial Specialist for Children in Yemen
Jihad is from Taiz in Yemen, is a landmine survivor turned Psychosocial specialist volunteer for Save the Children in Yemen.
NEW ANALYSIS: The number of people facing extreme hunger is up more than 50% in 3 years with Afghanistan worst hit
An analysis on the surging levels of hunger globally.
Children’s health and education at risk as severe cholera outbreak spreads in Syria
Children’s health and education at risk as severe cholera outbreak spreads in Syria
