UNICEF Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/unicef/ ECS International, ECSII, Healthcare Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:25:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ecsii.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-1-e14442028662682-32x32.png UNICEF Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/unicef/ 32 32 New global report shows Caribbean ranking high in obesity figures https://ecsii.com/new-global-report-shows-caribbean-ranking-high-in-obesity-figures/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:25:27 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4432 On the occasion of World Obesity Day 2022 and in celebration of thetheme ‘Everybody Needs to Act’, nine regional partners haveunited to reaffirm their collective commitment to work together toprioritise action against overweight and obesity even as the World ObesityAtlas, 2022 paints a dismal picture for obesity in the Caribbean. The Atlas, released on March Read More

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]]> New insights on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Caribbean https://ecsii.com/new-insights-on-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-in-the-caribbean/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 21:33:25 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4365 The typical profile of a Caribbean national refusing the vaccine to combat COVID-19 is a person out of formal work and educated to secondary level. This conclusion sums up the finding of a new study on vaccine hesitancy in six Caribbean Community countries. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) commissioned the study while the United States Agency Read More

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]]> G7 announces pledges of 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, of which at least half to be delivered by the end of 2021 https://ecsii.com/g7-announces-pledges-of-870-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-of-which-at-least-half-to-be-delivered-by-the-end-of-2021/ Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:46:30 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=3929 COVAX welcomes dose sharing commitments for 870 million additional doses to support equitable access to vaccines in 2021 and 2022, with the aim to deliver at least half by the end of 2021. The G7 has committed one billion doses since the February 2021 virtual G7 Early Leaders’ Summit, including pledges made at the G20 Read More

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]]> COVID-19 continues to disrupt essential health services in 90% of countries https://ecsii.com/covid-19-continues-to-disrupt-essential-health-services-in-90-of-countries/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:26:55 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=3825 Some signs of recovery are emerging but major efforts still required to restore and strengthen health services. The second round of a World Health Organization “pulse survey“ reveals that over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, substantial disruptions persist, with about 90% of countries still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health services, marking no Read More

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]]> A wake-up call: COVID-19 and its impact on children’s health and wellbeing https://ecsii.com/a-wake-up-call-covid-19-and-its-impact-on-childrens-health-and-wellbeing/ Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:20:16 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=2926   [Reprinted: Lancet Global Health, 5-12-2020] As cases of COVID-19 surge worldwide and threaten to overwhelm life-saving health services, the survival of mothers and children is at great risk.  In The Lancet Global Health, Timothy Roberton and colleagues present startling new evidence on the potential rise in maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries if essential Read More

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