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Children harmed by decision to redeploy health visitors, Covid inquiry hears

Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporterGetty ImagesA decision by the NHS to redeploy health visitors during the pandemic was "fundamentally flawed" and "children…

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Haiti: ‘Unprecedented’ number of children on the run

An alarming 3.3 million children — the highest number on record — are now in need of humanitarian assistance and…

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The world is failing Gaza’s starving children, aid teams warn

A total of 151 children have perished through acute malnutrition in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war…

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Ten sick children arrive in UK from Gaza for treatment

A group of severely ill children have arrived in the UK from Gaza for urgent NHS specialist medical care, the…

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First sick children have left Gaza for UK

The first group of critically ill and injured Palestinian children set to receive NHS treatment have left Gaza and are…

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Sudan: As children continue to suffer, school remains a distant hope

Aid agencies working in war-torn Sudan issued an alert on Friday over the particular harm faced by children there, the…

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More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns

Dominic HughesGlobal Health correspondentGetty ImagesObesity among children and young people is now a global problemFor the first time, there are…

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Constipated children being failed by lack of services, say parents

BBCElissa says constipation needs to be screened for in every area of healthcare A mother who feared her two-year-old son's…

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Children offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC News andAoife WalshBBC NewsGetty ImagesChickenpox can start with flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature…

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Ukraine: Toddler among four children killed in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv

The youngest victim of the bombing raid was two-and-a-half years old, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which released…

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