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A new patient-friendly Tuberculosis (TB) preventive therapy will soon be rolled out in the country and four other high-burden TB countries at an affordable price.

Reaching the most vulnerable with fortified foods - consolidating gains in salt iodization, edible oil and biofortified crops Share on Webinar 1 of the Second Global Summit on Food Fortification Series - #FutureFortified At least 340 million children under 5 (one in two) suffer from hidden hunger, known as micronutrient malnutrition. Large scale food fortification (LSFF) is the addition of vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin A, vitamin D, iron, zinc, and folic acid, to staple foods like wheat or maize flour, edible oils and fats, salt, sugar, and rice. Biofortification aims to increase nut...

Restart 2021: Rising to the challenges of the environmental agenda Photo by Jan Kronies / Unsplash / 26 Jan 2021 Statement prepared for delivery at the 153 rd meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives Ambassador Coimbra, Excellencies, colleagues I am honoured on behalf of UNEP, to address you at the first meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives in 2021. It is indeed not the start to the year we had hoped for and we still have some way to journey as we seek to end the pandemic. As we scroll our newsfeeds, it has also become increasingly evident that environmental cri...

Health Specialist - Health Economist ACT-A/COVAX (P-4), FT # 00115306, Health Section, PD - NYHQ Job no: 536839 Location: United States Division/Equivalent: Programme School/Unit: Programme Division Categories: Health, P-4 UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up. The Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator...