AN AMBITIOUS target to help Unicef provide one million vaccines for some of the world’s most vulnerable children has been achieved.

Rangers striker Kenny Miller announced that the Rangers Charity Foundation have reached their target to protect children from a variety of deadly yet preventable diseases.

The Foundation and the club have donated £300,000 over the last three years towards Unicef’s vaccination programme, which is protecting children in developing communities against the spread of diseases such as measles, polio and typhoid.

Kenny Miller said: “This is a fantastic achievement and I’m delighted to announce this milestone on behalf of the fans, the club and the Foundation. It speaks volumes about the generosity of Rangers fans that they have raised this money through the Foundation for such an amazing cause.”

David Bull, executive director of Unicef UK, said:“As a result of poverty, conflict and poor health services, too many children across the world are missing out on the basic but life-saving vaccines they need to keep themselves safe from preventable diseases. 

“The support and generosity shown by Rangers fans however, has enabled us to reach many children in danger and for that I want to say a big thank you.”
This latest donation builds upon the Foundation’s eight-year partnership with the world’s leading children’s organisation which has already funded education projects in India and paid for the refurbishment of seven health care centres in north-eastern Togo. 

The centres provide clean water and basic medical care to 125,000 children and their families in Togo’s Kara region.

Rangers Charity Foundation director Connal Cochrane said: “Our long-standing partnership with Unicef UK has resulted in so many achievements we can be extremely proud of. Today’s announcement marks the significant impact the Rangers Charity Foundation can have on the health of children around the world, particularly those in extreme poverty or conflict zones.”