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Czech Republic opens schools for Ukrainian refugee children

Published on: March 7, 2022
15:02

Prague, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The Government of the Czech Republic on Monday has opened several educational centers for Ukrainian children who are now living as refugees.

Angola inaugurates first pediatric hematological institute

Published on: March 4, 2022
14:54

Luanda, Mar 4 (Prensa Latina) Angola on Friday inaugurated its first national institute for the treatment of children with hematological diseases, so it will open possibilities to carry out bone marrow transplants in this nation.

Brazilian gov’t probes delays Covid-19 vaccination for children

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Published on: March 2, 2022
15:22

Brasilia, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Attorney General's Office (PGR) is probing on Wednesday whether the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro purposely delayed the start of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign for children.

Somali children likely to suffer from acute malnutrition – UNICEF

Published on: February 15, 2022
19:15

United Nations, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) More than 1.4 million children in Somalia, nearly half of the country´s under-five population, are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition due to the ongoing drought that has left 4.1 million people on the brink, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Tuesday.

Cuban experts detect high percentage of prenatal cardiopathies

Published on: February 15, 2022
00:15

Havana, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) The detection of prenatal complex congenital heart diseases in Cuba exceeds 85 percent, which is an important element for cases requiring surgery after birth, an authorized source noted.

About 1.1 million children are still engaged in labor in Nepal

Published on: February 11, 2022
17:23

Kathmandu, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) Some improvement has been witnessed in reducing child labor over the last one decade in Nepal. However, a report has found about 1.1 million children still working in areas such as brick kilns, carpet factories and entertainment business, among others.

The Hill highlights Cuba´s children vaccination campaign

Published on: February 1, 2022
18:51

Washington, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has become world leader in vaccinating its population against Covid-19, reaching a new milestone in child immunization, several US media highlighted Tuesday.

Special Education in Cuba: noble work of right and conquest (+Photos)

Published on: January 4, 2022
11:20

Havana, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Special Education in Cuba today celebrates six decades of noble work in the care of children and adolescents with such educational needs in a program conceived since the beginning of the Revolution.

Over 28,000 children killed in Afghanistan since 2005 – UNICEF

Published on: January 2, 2022
17:08

Kabul, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) Around 28,500 children have been killed in conflicts since 2005 in Afghanistan, the UN Children's Foundation (UNICEF) said in a press release.

Violations of children’s rights in conflict on the rise worldwide

Published on: December 31, 2021
16:41

United Nations, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Grave violations against the rights of children living in conflict zones have alarmingly increased in recent years, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) SAID Friday.

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