Vaccinations are life-changing for children and communities living in the world’s toughest places. Here are 10 facts

This press release highlights the declaration of the 17th Ebola outbreak by the Democratic Republic of Congo in Ituri province. This new outbreak is the Bundibugyo variant, which does not have any treatment or vaccines, making the response most complex. It is also spreading rapidly as the province of North Kivu has declared one confirmed case, and Uganda has confirmed 1 case. World Vision is calling for a coordinated and cross-border response.

WoPA 2024 Hunger Fact Sheet

Between the '90s and early 2000s, Cambodia showed impressive achievement in the percentage of children in Cambodia exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months; however, it later decreased from 74% in 2010 to 51% in 2021 (CDHS). In addition, the country registered low rates of early breastfeeding initiation, with only 54% of new-borns breastfed within 1 hour of birth, even though 98.7% of the births are delivered by skilled birth attendants in Cambodia according to the Cambodia Demographic Health Survey 2021-2022.  

World Vision International in Cambodia, along with Alive & Thrive/FHI 360, equipped eight health centres in Siem Reap Province as Baby-Friendly Health Centres (BFHC). A key focus was on the impact of early initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of delivery and strengthening other breastfeeding practices to improve the well-being of the newborns and the post-partum mothers.

Between the '90s and early 2000s, Cambodia showed impressive achievement in the percentage of children in Cambodia exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months; however, it later decreased from 74% in 2010 to 51% in 2021. In addition, the country registered low rates of early breastfeeding initiation, with only 54% of new-borns breastfed within 1 hour of birth, even though 98.7% of the births are delivered by skilled birth attendants in Cambodia according to the Cambodia Demographic Health Survey (CDHS) 2021-2022.

This is an open announcement made to journalists to submit their written work on the theme "Enabling breastfeeding: Making a difference for working parents" in Khmer, written exclusively for this competition. The submitted work will be judged by a panel comprising of experts from relevant INGOs and faculty from media schools. 

A breast milk only diet with no other liquids or solids—not even water—for the first six months of a child’s life is one of the most important interventions to ensure a child’s survival, healthy growth and development.