Modest, community-based medical facilities have greatly decreased maternal and child mortality by bringing healthcare closer to remote areas.

13-month-old Mahdi was treated at a World Vision clinic after a serious injury. His father Abdulrazeq said the opening of the clinic has changed people's lives.

After travelling for hours from Gunbadi village, families were often too late to be treated. A new clinic is saving lives, supporting thousands of people.

Phiona Koyiet, Senior Technical Advisor for Mental Health and Psychosocial, calls for more investment in mental health and psychological well-being in emergencies, ensuring children and communities in the most fragile and crisis-affected settings can not only survive, but thrive.

A partnership between the Ministry of Health and the Consortium led by World Vision, the Partnering for Sustainable Education Outcomes (PARES) project conducted a deworming campaign that benefited over 85.000 children in Nampula and Zambezia provinces in northern and central regions of Mozambique.

On World Mental Health Day, World Vision reaffirms its commitment to protecting children’s well-being and calls for all responses to prioritise mental health.

On World Mental Health Day, MHPSS Advisor Mike Kirakossian calls for integrated, inclusive, and culturally rooted mental health and psychosocial support for children and communities living through emergencies in the Middle East and Eastern Europe region.