News & Insights Across Asia
UNICEF will begin a second round of polio vaccinations in Gaza on October 14, targeting 590,000 children under 10, with humanitarian pauses agreed upon to facilitate the campaign.
Amid the 11-month Israel-Palestine conflict, Gaza initiates a polio vaccination campaign for 640,000 children under ten, highlighting the escalating humanitarian crisis affecting the region’s most vulnerable.
UNICEF reports nearly 500 million children, mainly in West and Central Africa, endure temperatures above 35°C for over half the year, highlighting the urgent need for action on rising temperatures.
Twenty-one critically ill children were evacuated from Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, marking the first medical evacuation since border closures in early May left thousands without access to treatment.
China intensifies efforts to combat myopia among youth, using strategies like monitoring hyperopia reserve and increasing outdoor activities, aiming to reduce nearsightedness rates by 2030.
Air pollution has become the second leading cause of death worldwide, significantly impacting Asia’s children, according to a new report highlighting severe health risks associated with polluted air.
An Iraqi mother from Basra shares her heartbreaking story as her children suffer from illnesses believed to be caused by depleted uranium used during the 2003 Iraq War.
While COVID-19 cases decline in many regions, Asia witnesses a worrying rise in a rare condition affecting children: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.