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Winning the global fight against COVID-19 depends on bringing relief to war-weary families
In a camp in Syria a boy told our team, “We’re used to the war now. Even when it hits nearby, we hide in caves. But with this virus, we can’t hide.”
Coronavirus crisis: what are the next steps for children in the UK?
The take-up of our Emergency Grants Scheme gives us some indication of the level of deprivation some families are experiencing during this crisis.
“It’s time to stand together to fight Covid19,” a Bangladeshi frontline health worker urges people to be kind
Tribute to Patricio Walmsley: Save the Children Emergency Health Unit staff member
Last week the Emergency Health Unit (EHU) received the very sad news that our staff member, Patricio Walmsley, who deployed with us numerous times, was killed in a plane accident in his home country Argentina. He was working for the Argentinean flying ambulance service at the time. His friend and colleague Christopher Forbes has written […]
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 […]
World leaders must look up from their COVID-19 blinkers – before it’s too late
Midwives, Women and Newborns: Access to Midwifery care in the time of Covid19
Today is the International Day of the Midwife and 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. It should be a time to celebrate. For most women, birth is uncomplicated and welcoming their new baby into the world is a joyful event which midwives are privileged to witness and be a part of. […]
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.