A health worker marks the finger of a child after administering a polio vaccine at a polio booth in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh January 10, 2010.

UN Pulls Health Workers After Gunmen Kill 8 Over Polio Vaccinations in Pakistan

By Makini Brice | Dec 19, 2012 03:17 PM EST

In an unprecedented string of attacks, eight female health workers have been killed by gunmen on motorcycles within 48 hours in Pakistan.

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Worldwide Child Mortality Rates Drop Significantly, Reports UNICEF

By Amber Moore | Sep 14, 2012 09:40 AM EDT

Child mortality below the age of five has dropped significantly since the 1990s, according to a new UNICEF report.

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UNICEF Hails Rapid Progress on Child Survival

By Kate Kelland | Sep 13, 2012 09:04 AM EDT

Countries across the world are making rapid progress on child survival rates, showing it is possible to bring down child mortality significantly in two decades.

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