CHILDREN

Fentanyl deaths of children under 14 surging – Report

Published on: January 19, 2023
16:08

Washington, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The United States has reported an accelerated increase in deaths of children under 14 due for fentanyl poisoning, according to a new report from Families Against Fentanyl (FAF), a nonprofit spreading awareness about the deadly opioid.

UN calls for pressing actions to fight acute child malnutrition

Published on: January 12, 2023
17:09

Washington, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) on Thursday called for urgent funding to shield millions of vulnerable children suffering from acute malnutrition before it is too late in countries being hammered by the unprecedented food and nutrition crisis.

UNICEF calls for global efforts for up to 10M Pakistani children

Published on: January 9, 2023
16:28

United Nations, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Some 10 million children need immediate assistance to save their lives in Pakistan, after over four months of a national state of emergency issued in Pakistan due to contaminated and stagnant flood waters, risking their survival and wellbeing, UNICEF warned on Monday.

Argentine President to benefit 9K children lacking parental care

Published on: January 5, 2023
16:38

Buenos Aires, Jan 5 (Prensa Latina) Argentine President Alberto Fernández on Thursday announced his administration will benefit around 9,000 children without parental care from the Universal Child Allowance (AUH) Program,

CDC warns of future upswing in diabetes among young Americans

Published on: December 29, 2022
17:50

Washington, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday warned a rise of diabetes among young Americans is on the horizon, saying diagnoses for the population are expected to increase in the coming decades.

Over 6K children killed, injured by gunfire in 2022 – GVA

Published on: December 27, 2022
17:37

Washington, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) More than 6,000 children were injured or killed by gunfire in the United States in 2022, according to the nonprofit data collection and research group Gun Violence Archive (GVA).

Walgreens, CVS limit children´s medicine purchases amid shortages

Published on: December 27, 2022
16:06

Washington, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Several U.S. pharmacies including CVS and Walgreens on Tuesday limited purchases of children´s pain relievers due to shortage of Children´s Tylenol and other medications amid a tripledemic of Covid-19, flu and RSV cases nationwide.

Nearly 41,000 Brazilian children lost their parents for Covid-19

Published on: December 26, 2022
16:44

Brasilia, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) A total of 40,830 children and young people in Brazil were orphaned due to Covid-19 in the first two years of the pandemic, according to research released on Monday by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ).

Over 300 Colombian children died of hunger in 2021

Published on: December 23, 2022
16:31

Bogota, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) At least 306 children aged under five passed away of hunger and malnutrition in Colombia in 2021, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) reported on Friday.

Honduras to vaccinate over 76,800 children against Covid-19

Published on: December 22, 2022
18:01

Tegucigalpa, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Honduras´ health authorities have authorized to vaccinate more than 76,800 children (aged from six months and four years) against coronavirus, due to a fresh wave of contagions the country is presenty facing.

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