CHILDREN

2 Pa. judges ordered to pay M to kids-for-cash scandal victims

Published on: August 17, 2022
19:01

Washington, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Two Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit prisons in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay over million to hundreds who fell victim to their crimes, CBS reported on Wednesday. In what came to be known as the kids-for-cash scandal, Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan judges locked up a country-run juvenile detention center and accepted .8 million in illegal payments from the builder and co-owner of two for-profit lockups.

Cuba’s efforts in pediatric immunization against Covid-19 stand out

Published on: July 29, 2022
15:14

Havana, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Foreign Ministry on Friday highlighted the country's efforts to immunize the pediatric population against Covid-19.

At least 13 million Afghan children need humanitarian aid

Published on: July 28, 2022
10:07

Kabul, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) More than 24 million people in Afghanistan, including some 13 million children, need immediate humanitarian aid, Save the Children organization reported on Thursday.

UNICEF acknowledges high protection level for Cuban children

Published on: July 17, 2022
14:10

Havana, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) acknowledged the high protection and development level of children in Cuba.

Covid-19 impacts mother and child mortality in Cuba

Published on: July 14, 2022
17:55

Havana, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 had a significant impact on mother and child mortality rate in Cuba, reporting figures in 2021 of 176.6 per 100,000 live births and 7.6 per 1,000, respectively, the Cuban Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal said Thursday.

Yemen reaffirms commitment to protect children in conflict

Published on: July 12, 2022
11:48

United Nations, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) Yemen's representation to the United Nations reaffirmed its commitment to protect children who are victims of the conflict that country currently faces and is putting civilians in perils.

Unchecked emissions could double heat-related child mortality

Published on: July 6, 2022
17:25

Geneva, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Researchers forecast that, if no efforts are made to cut carbon emissions, heat-related child mortality could double by mid-century, reaching a staggering 38,000 deaths per year in 2049.

WHO warns about increased acute malnutrition in children

Published on: July 6, 2022
15:51

Geneva, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday regretted about 45 million children under five in wasting, the most acute form of malnutrition, increasing the risk of death up to 12 times.

UN: At least 200 children have died in Somalia from drought-caused ma

Published on: July 5, 2022
17:16

Mogadishu, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) warned that at least 200 children in Somalia have died of malnutrition since January, with the country witnessing "catastrophic food insecurity" for the first time since 2017.

PAHO announces guidelines for studying unknown hepatitis in children

Published on: June 21, 2022
16:59

Washington, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Tuesday announced new guidance available to regional labs to contribute to researches into the causes of hepatitis of unknown origin in children.

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