www.unicef.org LEOGANE, Haiti 26 February 2010 Simple plastic buckets and inexpensive water-purification tablets are being used to provide safe drinking water to people living in the mountains outside Leogane, an area that was close to the epicentre of the earthquake that struck Haiti in January. Many of the households situated in the mountains rely on river water for drinking, which leaves them highly susceptible to diarrhoea and other water-borne ailments that are especially dangerous to children under the age of five. The project was spearheaded by UNICEF partner Deep Springs International, a non-governmental organization specializing in water treatment, with help from Save The Children. Because the team had been working on the project before the earthquake, it was perfectly situated to step in and provide immediate relief. The goal is to deliver 15000 water buckets to quake-affected families. UNICEF is contributing to this effort with follow-up visits to monitoring the effectiveness of household water treatment.
www.unicef.org PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 12 February 2010 A month after the 12 January earthquake that levelled densely populated areas of Haiti, In the wake of this catastrophe, UNICEF and its UN, government and NGO partners have organized a massive aid effort, delivering life-saving supplies to those who need them most. Given the scale of humanitarian needs in the quake zone, this effort has achieved an enormous amount since 12 January. But there is much more to be done in response to the childrens emergency in Haiti, where nearly 40 per cent of the population is under the age of 14. What UNICEF has been focusing on, in the first place, is survival, says Mr. Arsenault. Weve been able to catch up quickly with the water supply, which has been our main life-saving activity.
JACMEL, Haiti, 27 January 2010 In parts of Haiti devastated by the earthquake that struck on 12 January including the capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as the southern port city of Jacmel and other localities UNICEF is reaching children with life-saving support. In many ways, this is a childrens emergency. Nearly 40 per cent of all Haitians are under 14 years of age, and children are at the greatest risk in the quake’s aftermath. UNICEF and its partners are paying specific attention to the youngest and most vulnerable children, thousands of whom are living in displacement settlements, orphanages and care centres. Next week, UNICEF will help launch an urgent immunization campaign for 600000 displaced children under the age of five, who will be vaccinated against measles, diphtheria and tetanus. To ward off any increases in acute malnutrition, children under five will also need therapeutic and supplementary feeding, as well as general food rations.
JACMEL, Haiti, 27 January 2010 In parts of Haiti devastated by the earthquake that struck on 12 January including the capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as the southern port city of Jacmel and other localities UNICEF is reaching children with life-saving support. In many ways, this is a childrens emergency. Nearly 40 per cent of all Haitians are under 14 years of age, and children are at the greatest risk in the quake’s aftermath. UNICEF and its partners are paying specific attention to the youngest and most vulnerable children, thousands of whom are living in displacement settlements, orphanages and care centres. Next week, UNICEF will help launch an urgent immunization campaign for 600000 displaced children under the age of five, who will be vaccinated against measles, diphtheria and tetanus. To ward off any increases in acute malnutrition, children under five will also need therapeutic and supplementary feeding, as well as general food rations.
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NIAMEY, Niger, 17 July 2008 — The latest UNICEF-World Health Programme Joint Monitoring Programme report focuses on sanitation improvements. The report finds that while more people are drinking water from safe sources, far too few are using improved sanitation. Niger has one of the lowest rates of improved sanitation, and problems remain with water supply there. Unsafe water and poor sanitation and hygiene are among the underlying causes of Niger’s high child mortality rate. Water-borne …
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