This year’s UNICEF Supply report provides an overview of UNICEF’s work in 2010 and provides insights into what 2 billion dollars can provide to children and mothers worldwide. 2010 was a significant year for UNICEF Supply on many fronts. The year was unprecedented in terms of the scale and complexity of emergencies, notably multiple emergencies in Haiti, including the devastating earthquake which claimed 220,000 lives and left 2.3 million people displaced, and catastrophic flooding in Pakistan which, at its peak, inundated one-fifth of the country. Despite extraordinary progress, UNICEF USA continues to work every day until zero children die from preventable causes.
What can 2 billion dollars buy?
Vaccines (757 million)
2.5 billion doses of vaccines to 99 countries reaching 58% of the world’s children
390.7 million auto-disable syringes
156 million doses of vaccines and 187 million pieces of safe injection supplies
Pharmaceuticals (203 million)
389 million de-worming tablets
41.3 million malaria treatments
13.1 million packs of antiretroviral formulations to 44 countries
11.7 million worth of co-trimoxazole for HIV treatment and prevention of mother to child transmission
International Freight (104 million)
Over 10,000 international shipments
110.8 million worth of goods delivered from warehouses
Medical Supplies and Equipment (102 million)
Over 73 million malaria diagnostic tests
20.4 million worth of cold chain equipment
176 million HIV tests
Construction (138 million)
Support provided to 41 countries engaged in construction activities mainly related to education projects
Nutrition (117 million)
633.5 million Vitamin A capsules shipped to 76 countries
190 million zinc tablets
225 million sachets of multiple micronutrient powder
20,700 metric tonnes of peanut-based Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food
Bednets/Household Technology (116 million)
23 million long lasting insecticidal nets to 41 countries
Water and Sanitation (88 million)
Approximately 123 billion water purification tablets
Approximately 500,000 hygiene kits
4,346 hand pumps
Education Supplies (72 million)
165,941 education kits to 31 countries and 10,267 recreation kits to 23 countries
18,053 early childhood development kits to 32 countries
Printing (68 million)
UNICEF country offices print advocacy and education materials and in some countries, schoolbooks. In 2010, for example, they printed over 13 million textbooks and distributed them to more than 5,500 schools in Zimbabwe.
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