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Global Childhood Immunization Levels Stagnate in 2023

Published on: July 16, 2024
00:15

Washington, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Global childhood immunization coverage stagnated in 2023, leaving 2.7 million more children unvaccinated or who did not received full doses compared to 2019, according to a recent report.

Ukrainian strike on children in Belgorod is an attack, Russia says

Published on: July 12, 2024
12:15

Moscow, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The strike by a Ukrainian drone against the village of Shebekino, in Belgorod, which injured five children, represents a deliberate terrorist act, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, denounced today.

Several German children were victims of sex crimes

Published on: July 10, 2024
00:31

Berlin, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) More than 18,000 children and adolescents were victims of sexual crimes in Germany last year, according to an official government report.

First International Festival of Youth and Children’s Arts in Vietnam

Published on: July 7, 2024
09:16

Hanoi, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam will host the International Festival of Youth and Children's Arts, which will take place three days in August with three stages in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and this capital, the organizers confirmed today.

Angola carries out second phase of polio vaccination campaign

Published on: June 28, 2024
14:19

Luanda, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The second phase of the vaccination campaign against polio began in Angola in 11 provinces of the country and will last until June 30.

WHO succeeds in evacuating children with cancer from Gaza

Published on: June 27, 2024
16:42

Geneva, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) A score of children suffering from cancer managed to leave the Gaza Strip on Thursday through the Kerem Shalom crossing in an operation coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO).

France and WFP supply Cuba with micronutrient powder for children (+Photos)

Published on: June 27, 2024
00:46

Havana, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) France, the World Food Program (WFP) and health authorities are working on a comprehensive strategy for the supply of micronutrient powder (MNP) for children between six and 23 months of age, official sources informed.

Dominican Gov’t supports treatment of children with ASD

Published on: June 25, 2024
07:35

Santo Domingo, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Government handed over on Monday six million pesos (some USD$101,000) to the Social Inclusion and Autism Comprehensive Foundation, a non-profit organization that assists children with this condition.

Colombia to provide medical assistance to Palestinian children

Published on: June 13, 2024
18:02

Bogota, Jun 13 (Prensa Latina) Colombia's Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Elizabeth Taylor, announced the forthcoming arrival in the nation of Palestinian children in need of humanitarian aid, local media reported on Thursday.

Acute malnutrition affects more than eight thousand children in Gaza

Published on: June 13, 2024
18:01

United Nations, Jun 13 (Prensa Latina) More than eight thousand children were diagnosed and treated for acute malnutrition in Gaza, the United Nations (UN) said, warning that supplies are not reaching those who need them most.

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