World Immunization Week: Closing the immunization gap

©UNICEF/2012/Sokol

World Immunization Week is a global public health campaign to raise awareness and increase rates of immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases around the world. It takes place each year during the last week of April.

Дархлаажуулалт хүүхдийг өвчлөлөөс урьдчилан сэргийлнэ

Тоглож буй Булган-Эрдэнэ хүү

©НҮБ-ын Хүүхдийн сан/Монгол/2015/Н.Санжааханд

Булган-Эрдэнэ хүү ээжийнхээ хамт шалан дээр тоглоомоороо тоглоно. Тэд өөр хоорондоо амархан ойлголцож, бие биедээ маш их хайртай харагдана. Гэрэл зургийн дуран Булган-Эрдэнэийг чиглэхэд тэр илт сэргэн инээж хөхөрнө. “Тэр жаргалтай, үргэлж л инээдэг хүүхэд. Одоогоор явж чадахгүй ч маш идэвхтэй, хаа сайгүй мөлхдөг” гэж түүний эмээ Эрдэнэжаргал өгүүллээ.

Vaccinations: Protecting children from disease

Bulgan-Erdene playing ©UNICEF/Mongolia/2015/Sanjaakhand Nansalmaa

Bulgan-Erdene is playing with his mother on the floor with his toys. They have an easy bond and are very affectionate with each other. When the camera comes out Bulgan-Erdene comes alive. He poses for the camera, playfully smiling and giggling.

Ending child deaths from pneumonia

A child in rural Mongolia receiving medical care in rural Mongolia ©UNICEF/NYHQ2010-0448/Cullen 

Today is world pneumonia day. Globally pneumonia is the largest infectious killer of children under five. In 2012 pneumonia killed 1.1 million children under five, or 5,500 children every day, or one child every 15 seconds. Nearly all of these deaths occurred in developing countries.