Category Archives: Immunisation

Letter from Pakistan

By Lawrence - UNICEF Communications Manger, Published: August 27, 2010
You would have most likely seen the devastated that Pakistan is going through at the moment. They are experiencing what is being described as the “flood of the century”, with one-fifth of the country currently under water and over 15 million people affected, half of whom are children in critical need of help. UNICEF is [...]
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David Youngmeyer: Gift of immunization helps keep children safe

By David Youngmeyer - Communications Manager, UNICEF NZ, Published: December 25, 2009
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: measles vaccines for 100 children! We’re counting down to Christmas with the 12 Days of UNICEF where UNICEF ambassadors and champions post daily blog entries about the difference UNICEF Inspired Gifts are making in the lives of many children around the world. Like [...]
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Samoan children flock to be immunized

By David Youngmeyer - Communications Manager, UNICEF NZ, Published: October 30, 2009
Like most people, the closest I have been to a measles immunization was when I was on the receiving end as a child. Although that event is now lost in the mists of time, I got the chance to see something similar through fresh eyes with the start of a nationwide immunization campaign in Samoa [...]
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