The united nations children's fund(UNICEF) is a united nation program.Its head quarter is situated in new york city.UNICEF provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
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UNICEF reached an agreement with Six vaccine suppliers to provide a combined vaccine against five deadly child diseases like
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Pertussis
- Hepatitis B and Hemophilus influenza type B(Which is known as Hib-A bacterium that causes meningitis
- pneumonia
- Otitis
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This vaccine saved many people's life from deadliest Diseases
UNICEF comited that This vaccine will be available at half of its current price and therefore accessible to more people.There are national committees in 34 countries, each established as an independent local and non-governmental organization.
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A agency recently reported that
"An estimated 5.7 million deaths a year could be averted under this deal of sending 450 doses to 80 countries between 2017-2020 and india is one of them.
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UNICEF is fully committed to working with the Government of India to ensure that each child born in this country gets the best start in life, thrives and develops to his or her full potential.
Sources-Wikipedia,Unicef.In
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