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World Pneumonia Day: Poor vaccination & lack of awareness make India pneumonia hotspot

World Pneumonia Day: Poor vaccination & lack of awareness make India pneumonia hotspot

November 12, 2021

In 2019, India recorded over 2.5 million deaths due to pneumonia, with children under two accounting for most of the deaths and 153,000 deaths within the first month of life, says the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in a report on the state of the deadly disease that is...

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World Immunisation Week: UNICEF vaccinates almost half the world’s children

World Immunisation Week: UNICEF vaccinates almost half the world’s children

April 29, 2017

As the world observes International Immunisation Week from April 24-30, 2017, with the theme #VaccinesWork, a data released by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reveals that UNICEF is the largest buyer of vaccines for children in the world, yet millions of children in India...

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India at UNESCO

India at UNESCO

March 14, 2016

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2016, on March 8, India seeks to prioritise girls’ education, also a UNESCO niche activity, through a slew of schemes. All of these schemes seek to transition the country to a more equitable and inclusive trajectory in pursuit of t...

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India at UNESCO

India at UNESCO

March 8, 2016

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2016, on March 8, India seeks to prioritise girls’ education, also a UNESCO niche activity, through a slew of schemes. All of these schemes seek to transition the country to a more equitable and inclusive trajectory in pursuit of t...

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India at UNESCO

India at UNESCO

March 8, 2016

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2016, on March 8, India seeks to prioritise girls’ education, also a UNESCO niche activity, through a slew of schemes. All of these schemes seek to transition the country to a more equitable and inclusive trajectory in purs...

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