Tag «UNICEF»

400 tonnes of life-saving health supplies arrive in Yemen

2 July 2017 – Twenty ambulances, 100 cholera kits, hospital equipment and 128 000 bags of intravenous fluids – these are just some of the supplies which arrived in Hodeida, Yemen, Friday, as part of a 403-tonne shipment sent by the World Health Organization (WHO). An additional 10 ambulances were delivered through the Port of …

Community Development Meeting as a Tool for Community led Action for Improving Health Outcomes

Improvement of health indices need to address gaps in both access and use of health services. Thus health communication initiative supported by UNICEF at Vaishali not only targeted improving health seeking behaviour and awareness on available services, it also targeted mobilising community participation in monitoring access to services and creating a mechanism for voicing their …

UNICEF India launches public advocacy campaign

‘Fair Start’ for Every Child NEW DELHI, May 25, 2016:  UNICEF India today unveiled the ‘Fair Start’ film as part of a (social) media campaign that will focus on persisting inequities that large groups of children in India face, affecting their survival, growth and development. A series of impactful films will give an insight into …

MORE THAN 50% OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN INDIA ARE ANAEMIC

International day of the girl child   11th October 2015; India is a nation of young people. Around 88 per cent of the world’s adolescents (between 10-19 years of age) live in developing countries, with India accounting for around 243 million, more than any other country. At the same time, India also is home to a large …

LINE Supports UNICEF with the launch of Special Edition stickers

New Delhi, India – July 8, 2015 – LINE, the world’s leading life platform, releases a new set of stickers “LINE X UNICEF: Special Edition” as part of its global partnership with The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).   The LINE X UNICEF: Special Edition stickers consist of 16 unique stickers featuring LINE Friends characters …

In partnership with the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Government of India, UNICEF and Supported by Vodafone India New Delhi, June 2, 2015: The Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) in partnership with HealthPhone, today announced the formal launch of the IAP HealthPhone programme, the world’s largest digital mass education programme to tackle the …

Priyanka Chopra in Global Desi

Priyanka Chopra was spotted wearing an ink blue Global Desi kurta at a UNICEF event recently held in Chandrapur on International Youth day to spend time with young girls of the village. For news on new collections, style updates and more log onto www.globaldesi.in