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New York: The war in Ukraine is increasing the risks of premature births and causing babies to need more oxygen, the spokesperson for a UN-backed global health initiative told the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday in Geneva. more
More breathing devices needed for premature babies born in Ukraine

New York: The war in Ukraine is increasing the risks of premature births and causing babies to need more oxygen, the spokesperson for a UN-backed global health initiative told the World H ...

UNICEF highlights devastating mental health dangers for Ukraine’s children

New York: Ten weeks into the war in Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday said that they were urgently ramping up efforts to provide vulnerable children with specialist and psychosocial sup ...

Ukraine health facilities ‘stretched to breaking point’, warns WHO

New York: The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday that it is working “day and night” to keep medical supply chains open and preserve the health system in Ukraine, ...

Ukraine: Oxygen shortage putting lives in danger

New York: On day seven of the Ukraine crisis, UN-led efforts to ramp up support to the country’s embattled health workers have continued, with the first shipment of lifesaving suppl ...

Ukraine conflict affecting children’s mental health: UNICEF

New York: The grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine is increasingly affecting the mental health of boys and girls, causing nightmares, social isolation and panic attacks, the UN Children&r ...

UN sustainable energy project in Ukraine finds a new role: fighting COVID-19

New York : A United Nations project to promote energy efficiency among Ukrainian homeowners has found a second life – informing 1.8 million of the nation’s citizens on how to ...

Ukraine: UN agencies call for urgent action to stop spread of polio virus

New York, Sep 5 (JEN): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Friday on parents in Ukraine to vaccinate their children following a co ...