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12+ million children were already in danger. Now, coronavirus threatens their lives too.

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With schools closed, Unicef has already reached 224 million children with distance or home-based learning. And we’re looking to reach 123 million more.

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Students wash their hands at a newly built handwashing point at the primary school in Kuzungula District, Southern Province, Zambia, Monday 28 November 2016.

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A good start in life for every child
On 26 April 2016, Louai, 4, is vaccinated in Aleppo City as part of Syria's first ever nationwide routine immunization campaign since the start of the five year conflict. Until recently, the siblings lived in Al-Bab town in rural eastern Aleppo, one of the most dangerous areas to live due to the war. Their mother recently fled with her children to shelter with relatives in Aleppo city. Hearing about the campaign from neighbours, she took her four children to the nearest health centre, along with their cousin. The first full nationwide immunization campaign since the start of the five-year conflict in Syria, began on 24 April 2016, at the start of World Immunization Week. The campaign, supported by UNICEF and WHO, aims to reach all children under the age of five years old including those living under siege and in hard-to-reach areas, where routine vaccination is almost non-existent and many children have never received any vaccinations. Access to children in these areas is key to the success of the campaign. After five years of conflict, national immunization rates have dropped from 90 per cent to 57 per cent, putting the country's 2.8 million under-five-year-old at risk of life-threatening vaccine preventable diseases. In this campaign, children will be immunized against polio, measles, rubella, pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B and haemophilus influenza type B. Access for health workers is critical to protect these children from deadly diseases. Vaccination is being provided through fixed health centres, outreach activities and mobile teams where required.

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This 4-month-old baby girl from Yemen is recovering from malnutrition. As coronavirus disrupts fragile health system like in Yemen, we need to protect critical support for children and mums. Sign our open letter.

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