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Samy Ahmar

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Samy Ahmar

Samy is Head of Health at Save the Children.
a doctor at a health clinic

COVID-19 pushes communities away from health services

Our analysis confirms our fears: everywhere we look, the uptake of essential, lifesaving health services has suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing

A healthcare worker at a Save the Children-supported health facility during the Ebola outbreak

With COVID-19, we must learn from the fight against Ebola

There is much we should learn from how African countries have fought epidemics.

Amina, 14, with her younger sibling Saratou, who has recently recovered from pneumonia, outside their home in Jigawa State, Nigeria.

Evidence for scale: a partnership to tackle pneumonia in Nigeria

Our five new partnership research papers give extensive and directly applicable evidence on what works in reducing childhood pneumonia in Nigeria.

A baby is vaccinated against pneumonia

Pneumonia: the silent killer

On World Health Day, we’re drawing attention to what remains the largest infectious cause of child deaths globally – pneumonia. Here are a few facts and thoughts about this silent killer.

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Seven steps to eliminate diarrhoea

Diarrhoea is one of the main killers of babies and young children globally. We know how to tackle it. But a step change is needed. Our Stop Diarrhoea initiatives are leading the way.