Category Archives: Immunisation

Karen in Laos- Day Three

By Karen, Published: November 11, 2011
This morning it’s a bright and early start for us, but what a start to the day it is with Don Khong Island reminding us why Laos is such a magical country. We eat breakfast as the first sun of the new day hits the Mekong – monks in their bright orange robes scurrying beside [...]
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Karen in Laos- Day Two

By Karen, Published: November 10, 2011
Today after a long and bumpy drive from the town of Paksan to Pakse we meet Dr K. Samphan (Immunization Officer) and Oudorn Phanekham (Senior Supply Assistant) from UNICEF Laos who will be accompanying us on the rest of the trip. We set off to meet with officials from the Provincial Health Department who are [...]
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Karen in Laos- Day One

By Karen, Published: November 9, 2011
After a day or so of acclimatising to the stifling heat and sampling the amazing food of Vientiane (Laos’ chilled out capital city), it was time to get started with the reason I came here – to get  into the field with UNICEF and see what we really do to help save and improve children’s [...]
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Letter from Pakistan

By UNICEF NZ, 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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