UNICEF Health

Health and well-being, for every child and adolescent, everywhere.

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

Drought + extreme heat + heatwaves

This is the most widespread combination of climate hazards, endangering 296 million children worldwide.

Every child has a right to a safe and healthy future. Our new report sheds light on the challenges and solutions #ForEveryChild.

https://t.co/4yQJOJs2xE

[UNICEF Sudan - اليونيسف في السودان @UNICEFSudan]

One campaign.
Two vaccines.

We are on the campaign trail in Al Dabba. With our partners, we aim to reach over 88,000 children with measles-rubella vaccines and 41,000 children with oral cholera vaccines.

#ForEveryChild, health

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

Polio is still around but its end is within reach.

Since 1988, polio cases have reduced by over 99% - but to eliminate this preventable disease, every child everywhere must receive life-saving vaccines.

Learn more: https://t.co/08QBKCv0V1
#EndPolio

[Africa CDC @AfricaCDC]

Africa CDC, together with health authorities from the DRC and Uganda, and partners including @WHO, @CDCgov and @UNICEF, are strengthening coordinated efforts to respond to the ongoing Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak.

Through joint response teams, enhanced surveillance, mobile laboratories and clinics, and stronger information-sharing mechanisms, partners are working to improve outbreak detection, response, and access to essential health services in border communities.

This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to protecting communities and advancing regional #HealthSecurity. @WHOAFRO #BundibugyoVirusDisease #AfricaResponds #EbolaResponse

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Mireille is a doctor and a mother in DR Congo. She and her 16-month-old son, Miki, are also survivors of Ebola.

Hear the harrowing experience they’ve weathered together, and learn how UNICEF is supporting children and families impacted by the Ebola outbreak.

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

Collective action has brought the world closer than ever to ending AIDS as a public health threat.

On the sidelines of #HLM2026AIDS, @UNAIDS Cosponsors @UNDP, @UNFPA, @WHO, @UNODC, @UNICEF, @UN_Women, and @Refugees hosted a side event to discuss the power of innovation and communities, long-acting HIV prevention and treatment, civil society leadership, and what it takes to turn commitment into action to end AIDS by 2030.

Read the new report: https://t.co/n43q1h7QSv
#ForEveryChild #EndAIDS2030

[UNICEF HIV & AIDS @unicef_aids]

Communities are at the heart of the AIDS response. As UN Member States adopt a new Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, our report shows what's possible when children, adolescents, mothers and key populations are supported to lead. 💙 #HLM2026 #EndAIDS2030 https://t.co/pSsZCvMsAP

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

Reaching every child requires a chain of people.

Around the world, determined health workers on the frontline – like Bridgith in Ecuador, Mahmoud in Sudan and Prisca in Tanzania – deliver vaccines to children in some of the hardest-to-reach places.

Read their stories: https://t.co/VujdlowPti
#VaccinesWork

[Catherine Russell @unicefchief]

Ebola has left over 130 children orphaned in eastern DRC.

Our teams in Ituri have met children who have lost their mothers & in some cases both parents to Ebola.

To better protect children, we need access & resources to reach every affected community. https://t.co/hR0Xb8vJ08

[UNICEF Africa @UNICEFAfrica]

“The AIDS response - one of the greatest public health achievements of the past half century – is under threat.
What works? Scientific breakthroughs & community-led innovation” says Anurita Bains in @allafrica at #HLM2026AIDS.
Read her opinion piece here: https://t.co/pqnHHniAmV

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

As of 11 June, 676 confirmed Ebola cases and 136 confirmed deaths have been reported in DR Congo. Previous outbreaks have shown that children can quickly become among the most affected.

Learn about the impact of Ebola on the ground and how UNICEF is responding: https://t.co/Gp4Y95IyVP

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

A Name for Pain.

This is the story of twelve-year-old Kanchan and eight-year-old Pritesh, and how @UNICEF-supported screening for non-communicable diseases is helping families in Chhattisgarh.

“When he was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at the NCD screening, it was painful to accept,” says Pritesh’s father. “But it was also a relief. Now that we knew the reason for his pain, we could finally do something about it.”

Both Kanchan and Pritesh are a testament to what can be achieved when communities, governments, and global partners work together #ForEveryChild.

#WorldSickleCellDay
https://t.co/5g0yotYgcI

[Catherine Russell @unicefchief]

Since 2000, new HIV infections in children have dropped by 78% in large part thanks to flexible funding.

Last year alone, these core resources saved and improved the lives of millions of children in 149 countries.

More here👇 https://t.co/9kQiaY5Ajs

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

What if a simple decision could help a child live a healthy life?

20-year-old Ese from Nigeria shares how vaccines make a lasting difference in children’s lives.

#VaccinesWork

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Stability. Prosperity. Peace.

This is what strategic investment in children looks like.

In 2025, overlapping crises pushed children’s needs to unprecedented levels while funding declined.

Yet, UNICEF continued to deliver #ForEveryChild.

https://t.co/Mm781H93fA

[UNICEF Africa @UNICEFAfrica]

This #DayOfTheAfricanChild, our message is clear: safe water is every child’s right.

Investment in climate resilient infrastructure, especially in schools and health centres is key to secure children’s wellbeing and futures.

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

Every child has a right to a safe and healthy future.

Yet nearly half of the world’s children – or 1.1 billion – are exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening their health and survival.

The new @UNICEF Children's Climate Risk Report reveals exactly where – and how intense – multiple and overlapping climate threats are affecting children and how governments can take concrete actions to respond.

#ClimateAction
https://t.co/XH0if0pjoG

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

Children in eastern DR Congo could become increasingly affected by the worsening Ebola outbreak, UN agencies warn.

Although Ebola can be deadly, it spreads very differently from COVID-19, meaning schools can remain open.

https://t.co/R5NnqAke8c

[UNICEF Central African Republic @UNICEF_CAR]

Every morning, Nadège, Isaïe, Raphaël & Bermond set up their health checkpoint at the Arège crossing in Zémio, where hundreds of people cross the Mbomou River daily to travel to or from Zapaï in the DRC 🇨🇩

They educate travelers about #Ebola & check their temperature

#WHOAlert

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

How can partnerships turn proven solutions into lasting impact?

@UNICEF Director of Health @HFogstad joined @LaerdalGH to discuss maternal and newborn health challenges and the role of partnerships in strengthening health systems globally.

Read the Q&A: https://t.co/rXJL4316B1
#ForEveryChild