Simpimwe has been working as a child care worker for the past five years. He’s from Queenstown and cares passionately about supporting his community. You can immediately sense this from the command he has over the group of young men I’m here to meet. He’s subtle, but definitely in charge. Thanks to the funding from … Continued

  The 15th of November 2014 marked the official end to the Ebola virus epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It suffered 49 deaths (21 confirmed and 28 probable). The country can be proud of the work it has undertaken in the fight against the epidemic in Boende health district, in the Province … Continued

Elise is a community health worker in the rural village of Andramonina, situated in the highlands of central Madagascar and around 5km from the nearest health centre. Selected by the people in her village to become a community health worker, Elise is a well-known and trusted member of her community. Since 2008, she has been supporting women and children on all health issues including raising awareness of vaccination campaigns against Maternal and Newborn Tetanus, supported by the Pampers and UNICEF “1 pack + 1 vaccine” campaign.

Dr. Peter Salama, recently appointed UNICEF’s Global Emergency Coordinator for Ebola, took part in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA), fielding your questions about Ebola and UNICEF’s response. Here’s a quick look at the most interesting questions from Reddit users – and Salama’s answers. Check out the full Reddit here.   Q1: Is the attempted … Continued

Despite early signs of progress in some parts of Liberia, Ebola continues to ravage families and communities in much of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. During this live Q&A, Dr. Salama who was recently in three affected countries, will talk about Ebola’s impact on daily life and share his thoughts on what can and must … Continued

Antoinette is a traditional birthing attendant and has been delivering babies in the rural village of Soamonina, situated in the highlands of central Madagascar, for 33 years. In between supporting women and children in her community, consisting of 1750 inhabitants and situated 10km away from the nearest health centre, Antoinette looks after her own four children and grandchildren and works as a farmer.

Juliette lives with her husband and two children in the rural village of Soamonina, situated in the highlands of central Madagascar. Despite being a mother of two young boys aged two and a half and nine months, Juliette works as a farmer to support her family and her husband works as a brick layer. The community she lives in, which consists of 1750 inhabitants, is 10km away from the nearest health centre, a three hour walk.

The 11th of October 2014 was the International Day of the Girl Child. The theme this year is ‘Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence’. Different types of violence affect adolescent girls, whether it’s physical, sexual or emotional violence, it must be brought to an end. Violence against girls not only damages their health, but hinders the development of communities as well. For these reasons, it is most important that these girls are empowered and allowed the rights that they should be protected by.

Ernestine has lived in the rural village of Soamonina, situated in the highlands of central Madagascar, around 10km from the nearest health centre, for 11 years. Despite being four months pregnant, Ernestine works on the hills as a farmer with her husband to support themselves and their soon-to-be three children. Her two boys Jessy, 10, and Sarobidy, 8, help them grow and sell fruit and vegetables at local markets. The family live in a community of 1750 inhabitants and have minimal access to health services.

Twenty students sit in a classroom in Freetown listening to a trainer. It should be a common scene, but the topic, Ebola and their ages (mostly 40s), makes this a different type of lesson.

The students are all health workers, including nurses and doctors, learning how to prevent infection in a highly contagious environment. The training is being given by members of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. It has been organised by UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ebola Response Consortium (ERC), the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Concern Worldwide and Save the Children, with funding from DFID.

Jocelyne is a community health worker in the rural village of Soamonina, situated in the highlands of central Madagascar and around 10km from the nearest health centre. She lives and works in a community of around 1750 inhabitants who have minimal access to health services. Jocelyne’s main role is to raise awareness of health programmes including vaccination campaigns against Maternal and Newborn Tetanus, supported by the Pampers and UNICEF “1 pack + 1 vaccine” campaign.

With small teams of specialists deployed to remote areas of South Sudan, UNICEF is helping to bring desperately needed assistance to communities coping with conflict, displacement and malnutrition.