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Tomal poses for a photo near his shelter. Tomal* is a Rohingya refugee boy who lives with his grandparents in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Hold the front page: Tomal’s* dreams of being a writer

Living in a refugee camp is no barrier to Tomal making his dream of becoming a writer a reality Tomal* is one of almost a million Rohingya who’ve fled violence back home in Myanmar, and are now living in Cox’s Bazaar refugee camp in Bangladesh. The 14-year-old is determined to record his people’s stories and […]
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Protecting a generation from COVID-19

Protecting a generation from Covid-19 : An Agenda for Action from Save the Children Coronavirus knows no borders. It is a global threat and our shared humanity demands a global response. New research: 3 million lives at risk The virus is already having devastating consequences for children and their rights. Health systems, even in rich […]

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Health extension workers: the backbone of Ethiopia’s immunisation programme

Dayo Mohamed, a 38-year-old health extension worker in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, has served his community for almost 12 years. The incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases has dropped significantly.

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Nigeria’s weak primary health system cannot cope with pandemics

The federal government and all states must act swiftly to put systems in place to ensure uninterrupted financial flows to the primary health care level.

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Partnership in the face of pandemics

This blog is co-authored by Ariane McCabe, PhD,  Director of Global Health and Public Affairs, GSK Vaccines and by Claire Leonie Ward, PhD, Health Advocacy Adviser at Save the Children UK. As the world’s attention and resources are focused on tackling the global pandemic, what does this mean for those most at risk of exposure […]