UNICEF UK Achievements 2009

children’s right to health
HEALTH
How UNICEF UK helped
Your support helped UNICEF UK:
deliver 44,000 mosquito nets to women and children in Nigeria
help prevent malnutrition for 200,000 children in Ethiopia
treat 200,000 children for diarrhoea in Togo
provide almost 34 million vaccines to prevent the deaths of
many thousands of mothers and babies from tetanus
help to build a hospital for 250,000 people in Korem, Ethiopia
support childcare centres in Malawi, providing a place to eat,
learn and play for 300,000 children under the age of five
provide sachets of vitamins and minerals for 20,000 children in Nepal
and much more …
A Nigerian child with a
mosquito net provided
by UNICEF UK.
IN FOCUS : MALNUTRITION IN ETHIOPIA
“I am in trouble. I have
not had anything to eat yet
today. I have nothing.”
Almaz Kare, Ethiopia
Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of child mortality in the world: one in
nine Ethiopian children dies before their fifth birthday. To prevent these tragic
deaths, UNICEF UK is helping to build health clinics in villages to monitor
nutrition and make sure children at risk receive the earliest possible treatment
to prevent malnutrition. In 2009, we helped reach more than 200,000 children
in four regions of Ethiopia, monitoring children’s growth, preventing anaemia
and promoting breastfeeding.
Our supporters also supported the building of Korem Hospital. Korem was at
the epicentre of the devastating famine in 1984–85. This hospital will provide
health services for 250,000 people.
“Before, my daughter’s body was swollen all over,” says Almaz. “Now, I am
feeding her three times a day and she is much better. There is no more swelling.”
2009 Ethiopia drought, see Emergencies, page 31
UNICEF UK
ACHIEVEMENTS 2009
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