UNITED NATIONS, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The UN Children's
Fund (UNICEF) and the European Commission's humanitarian wing are working
together in Madagascar to provide health services to areas affected by Cyclone
Ivan, said a report posted Friday on the UN website.
UNICEF has delivered medicines to 36 health centers
and conducted outreach activities in 20 remote villages, according to a press
release issued Thursday by the agency.
At least 93 people were killed and more than 190,000
others left homeless by Cyclone Ivan after it struck the island country in
mid-February.
Local authorities said it was the worst storm of its
kind in Madagascar since the 1980s.
As part of its ongoing relief efforts, UNICEF has
helped vaccinate children against possible emergence of malaria, diarrhea and
acute respiratory diseases.