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A birthday cake at a Save the Children UK fundraiser.

Happy Birthday NHS! Now let’s make healthcare free for children everywhere

The NHS, which was delivered during post-war economic decline, turns 77 this Saturday while essential healthcare remains out of reach for over half of the world's population. Millions of children bear the brunt of this inequality, dying from preventable conditions. Universal Health Coverage could change this and with the UK’s leadership in supporting global health, free healthcare for all children everywhere…

Healthworker Lawan, 28, administers a vaccine at a health centre in Jigawa State, Nigeria.

Vaccines - Past, Present and Future

This blog highlights the significant impact of vaccines on global health. It traces the history of vaccination from Edward Jenner's groundbreaking discovery using cowpox to prevent smallpox, to the eradication of smallpox and the reduction of diseases like polio, measles, diphtheria, and tetanus. It also discusses current challenges such as funding crises, misinformation, and vaccine hesitancy, while emphasising the importance of vaccines in preventing future…

A large group of people stands and waves at the camera. Next to them is a display board on how to keep safe. On the other side is a board with the Save the Children logo

Why We Must Fight For Every African Child's Future

African children need more than handouts: they need allies. 

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What is mass lobbying?

Why is mass lobbying so important - and how you can get involved 

Children walk down the destroyed streets of Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

What the UN's Children and Armed Conflict report tells us

For 20 months, the world has looked on in horror at the atrocities inflicted on Palestinian children by Israeli forces, live-streamed on our TV channels and social media. But this is not an anomaly. It is an extreme example of a global trend of rising violence against children that is devastating their lives and futures.

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Syria: Will you come out and play?

At our child-friendly space in Zaatari camp, children are re-learning how to laugh, play and be themselves.

Halima's* daughter Asha* getting vaccinated in a mobile clinic site

It’s a win-win-win: 3 reasons the UK must invest in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance on 25 June

Elizabeth is a teacher at a primary school recently renovated by Save the Children

World Refugee Day 2025: Championing Teachers, Securing Futures

This year’s World Refugee Day is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with refugees and their communities around the world. For the 14.8 million school-aged refugees around the world today, many of them have told us – they prioritise education.