UNICEF's priority is to provide life saving essentials to children and their mothers as they are commonly the most vulnerable in natural and man-made disasters, as well as to ensure that children's education is not disrupted," said UNICEF Representative, Dr. Isiye Ndombi.
Given that access to emergency obstetric care (EmOC) is life saving and essential to reducing maternal mortality and morbidity (7, 8), the subsequent national programs emphasized the importance of functioning institutions and actively promoted institutional delivery.
In addition to technical assistance and capacity building support, UNICEF was responsible for provision of supplies, such as life saving and essential drugs, vaccines, supplementary & therapeutic feeding supplies, PHC kits, health education materials, safe delivery kits, mosquito bed nets & insecticides, Non Food Items such as jerry cans, and water treatment.
Pregnant women are being denied essential life saving medical care".
NRG was to install solar panels and batteries with inverters that would safeguard the costly and essential life saving medical equipment at Bernard Mevs Hospital.
As part of its emergency relief operations, UNICEF is providing essential life saving drugs, high protein (BP5) biscuits, bags of IV saline, 10,000 family kits and shelter equipment.
While access to health services and essential commodities is critical, many life saving behaviors can be implemented by the caregivers themselves.
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From life saving screenings.
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