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SOUTHERN AFRICA: A FOUR-FOLD SURGE IN CHOLERA CASES PUTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AT RISK AS CYCLONE SEASON BRINGS MORE FLOODING
Thousands of children in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique are at risk of deadly disease as the 2024 cyclone season threatens to bring more floods.
ZAMBIA: All school-aged children out of school as deadly cholera outbreak kills over 500 people
Save the Children press release on cholera in Zambia schools closed
The lives of a million children in Gaza hang in the balance as public health catastrophe looms
Save the Children is calling for urgent medical evacuations of children from Gaza
Why adolescent nutrition must not be ignored
At this week's Global Forum for Adolescents, Save the Children is urging governments to turn the tide on intergenerational malnutrition.
Nigeria: Urgent funds needed to manage diphtheria outbreak, with more than 7,200 cases and 453 deaths
A staggering 7,202 cases of diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection fatal without treatment, were confirmed in Nigeria last week
STAFF ACCOUNT: Curing malnourished children as malnutrition cases skyrocket by 50% in Afghanistan
Ahmad* joined Save the Children in 2021. He is a nurse with Save the Children’s Mobile Health Team and provides treatment for children and communities
Breastfeeding during Emergencies: A case study from Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
World Breastfeeding Week 2023 aims to promote breastfeeding by making a difference for working mothers and fathers.
Dengue outbreaks threaten children across Asia as extreme weather spurs mosquitos
A spike in dengue fever outbreaks across Asia is putting children at risk with the situation set to get worse in the coming weeks
Rwanda: Nearly 100 babies saved in three months as caesarean sections made available in refugee camp
Press release from Save the Children on caesarean sections in Rwanda refugee camp
Sudan: Armed groups occupying health facilities, looting, cutting off lifeline for country’s children as numbers in need surge
Armed groups occupying health facilities and looting supplies in Sudan are taking life-saving treatment from millions of child
