Written by Yvonne Misando Over the last 20 years, more and more kids have been getting long-term illnesses that affect their daily lives and need regular medical care. In the United States, nearly one out of three kids aged 5 to 17 now has a chronic illness like ADHD, autism, or asthma. That’s a […]
Written by Alice Njoki. Over 590,000 children in Gaza will receive polio vaccinations starting February 22, 2025. This campaign is crucial as many children have missed routine immunizations due to ongoing conflict and restrictions on medical supplies. The polio virus has reappeared in Gaza for the first time in 25 years, with a 10-month-old […]
In August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a public health emergency in response to a significant outbreak of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This situation has primarily affected children, with nearly 75% of the reported cases involving those under the age of 10, where many of them have died from […]
A recent UNICEF report reveals that 181 million children under five, or 1 in 4 globally, suffer from severe food poverty. This makes them vulnerable to wasting, a critical form of malnutrition that threatens their survival, growth, and development. The report, titled “Child Food Poverty: Nutrition Deprivation in Early Childhood,” analyzes the causes and effects […]
Vituo vya afya nchini Kenya vimekuwa vikikumbana na uhaba mkubwa wa chanjo muhimu za watoto, huku ripoti zikizidi kujitokeza kutoka katika kaunti kadhaa. Mashirika ya kijamii katika kaunti sita yaliripoti suala hili zaidi ya wiki mbili zilizopita, na upungufu huo sasa unapanuka zaidi, ukiiacha mipango ya msingi ya chanjo kuwa hatarini. Akithibitisha upungufu huo, Waziri […]
Vifo vya karibu watoto 100 nchini Indonesia vimesababisha nchi hiyo kusimamisha uuzaji wa dawa zote za sharubati. Ni wiki chache tu baada ya dawa ya kikohozi nchini Gambia kuhusishwa na vifo vya karibia watoto 70. Indonesia imesema kwamba, baadhi ya dawa za sharubati zimepatikana kuwa na viambato vinavyohusishwa na majeraha ya figo (AKI), ambayo yameua […]
Wizara ya afya nchini humo imesema kwamba, idadi ya vifo vya watoto vilivyotokana na Ugonjwa huo vimeongezeka hadi karibia 700.
Zaidi ya watoto milioni tatu wanahitaji msaada wa kibinadamu na wako katika hatari kubwa ya magonjwa yanayotokana na maji, kuzama na utapiamlo kutokana na mafuriko makubwa zaidi katika historia ya hivi majuzi ya Pakistan
mlipuko wa surua nchini Zimbabwe umewaua watoto 157, wengi wao wakiwa hawajachanjwa kutokana na imani za kidini za familia zao.
Mataifa 12 ya Afrika yameungana na Umoja wa Mataifa na mashirika mengine ya kimataifa katika kuunda muungano mpya ambao utafanya kazi ya kuzuia maambukizi mapya ya VVU kwa watoto wachanga