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ABYAN/AL HUDAYDAH GOVERNORATES, Yemen – Fatimah* was forced to marry an older man when she was just 13 years old. Two years later, she gave birth to twin daughters

Substantial progress has been made in reducing child mortality over the past three decades. Since 1990, the global under‑five mortality rate has declined by approximately 60%, reflecting expanded access to immunization, improved nutrition, better management of childhood illnesses and wider availability of skilled health personnel at birth

Health Ministry reports 843 new measles-like cases and 74 infections, raising totals to 163,105 and 19,641

During the Millennium Development Summit in 2000 the international community pledged to eliminate poverty and create a climate for sustainable development. Facilitating the attainment of this objective, eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were formulated; offering specific and measureable targets according to which policy makers appraise their development programmes. Within the context of the MDGs, maternal…

In partnership with our community of health sector leaders responsible for delivering the UK’s health strategy across the NHS and the wider health sector, we’ve devised a collaborative calendar of conferences and events for industry leaders to listen, learn and collaborate through engaging and immersive conversation. 

0 Sunday 23 August 2026 – 01:46 UNICEF Warns: Somalia’s Child Crisis Deepens as 205 Health Facilities Close Story Code : 1300819 UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said admissions of children suffering severe acute malnutrition and related complications rose by 32% during the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year. He…

Yemen’s health system has been severely damaged by more than a decade of conflict. Displaced health workers, damaged clinics, and severe funding shortfalls have left millions of people without reliable access to health care. Immunization efforts, like every other essential service, have suffered as a result. This briefing does not attempt to address that access…

The bipartisan Child Care Modernization Act (CCMA) would reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), the federal law underlying the nation’s primary child care support program, through fiscal year 2030. The legislation would broaden and clarify eligibility, change how states determine provider payment rates, strengthen support for the child care workforce, establish a supply and facilities…

From time to time, a few of the researchers in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study find themselves working late into the evening on The University of New Mexico’s North Campus, keeping watch as an infant peacefully slumbers amid the clatter and clang of an MRI scan

Malnutrition, not inflation or debt, poses greatest long-term threat to economic growth