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Kareena Kapoor Champions for Children, Named UNICEF India National Ambassador

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Kareena Kapoor Champions for Children, Named UNICEF India National Ambassador

Home Entertainment Kareena Kapoor Champions for Children, Named UNICEF India National Ambassador On Saturday, Kareena Kapoor was appointed as the UNICEF India National Ambassador. Scroll down to read more. Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor has been appointed as Unicef India’s National Ambassador. In 2014, the actor was connected with the organisation as a Celebrity Advocate. Delivering her speech onstage, while Kareena took on the baton, … Read more

Ayushmann Khurrana Shoots for UNICEFs World Immunisation Week Campaign: Fight for Every Child

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Ayushmann Khurrana Shoots for UNICEFs World Immunisation Week Campaign: Fight for Every Child

Home Entertainment Ayushmann Khurrana Shoots for UNICEF’s World Immunisation Week Campaign: ‘Fight for Every Child’ – Watch Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been actively involved in promoting various initiatives and causes championed by the UNICEF organization. Scroll down to find more details. Ayushmann Khurrana Shoots for UNICEF’s World Immunisation Week Campaign: ‘Fight for Every Child’ … Read more

Childhood Deaths at Record Low, but Progress ‘Precarious’

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Childhood Deaths at Record Low, but Progress ‘Precarious’

UNITED NATIONS —  The number of children worldwide who died before age 5 reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for the first time fewer than 5 million died. According to the estimate, 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2022, a 51% decrease … Read more

Israel-Hamas War Caused Around 14% Jump in Acute Malnutrition in Gaza Children: WHO Report

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Israel-Hamas War Caused Around 14% Jump in Acute Malnutrition in Gaza Children: WHO Report

The deteriorating Gaza crisis is taking a heavy toll on Palestinian children as acute malnutrition is increasing in the population, says a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to a detailed analysis done by the Global Nutrition Cluster of WHO, malnutrition in Gaza children has seen a steep rise since the Israel-Hamas … Read more

UNICEF Estimate That More Than 17,000 Children Have Lost Their Parents In Gaza

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UNICEF Estimate That More Than 17,000 Children Have Lost Their Parents In Gaza

More than 17,000 Palestinian children have been left unaccompanied or separated from their parents in the Gaza Strip, the children’s arm of the United Nations has estimated. UNICEF (the Convention on the Rights of the Child) also reported that almost all of the children in the besieged enclave are in need of urgent mental health … Read more

Ayushmann Khurrana becomes a case study in UK for his ‘choosing risky films which catapulted him to fame’ : Bollywood News

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Ayushmann Khurrana becomes a case study in UK for his ‘choosing risky films which catapulted him to fame’ : Bollywood News

A top London-based behavioural insights company, Canvas8, has conducted a case study on the impact of Brand Ayushmann Khurrana in India and amongst Indians. Titled ‘How actor Ayushmann Khurrana brings advocacy to Bollywood’, this in-depth case study focusses on how the actor resonates with his countrymen, how he is a relatable and woke Indian personality. … Read more

WHO prequalifies second malaria vaccine

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WHO prequalifies second malaria vaccine

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of “prequalified vaccines.” The global health body had in October, recommended the use of the vaccine for prevention of malaria in children following the advice of its Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunisation and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group. … Read more

Donors Pay Afghan Health Workers While Number of Female Doctors Shrinks

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Donors Pay Afghan Health Workers While Number of Female Doctors Shrinks

Since the Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan in 2021, the nation’s public health sector has been on life support, with foreign aid agencies stepping in to pay health workers and sustain hospitals and local health centers. The country’s donor-dependent economy has teetered on the brink of collapse as foreign donors cut off development assistance … Read more