3 days ago · Child healthProtecting and improving the health of children is of fundamental importance. Over the past several decades, we have seen dramatic progress in improving the health and …

Sep 1, 2025 · World Patient Safety Day 17 September 2025 Every child has the right to safe, quality health care — from the very beginning. Yet, newborns and young children face higher risks due to …

Jun 2, 2025 · WHO advocates for a comprehensive response to the mental health needs of children and young people, with a focus on strengthening policies and legislation; promoting enabling …

Nov 5, 2024 · Overview Child maltreatment is the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, …

The WHO Child Growth StandardsThis web site presents the WHO Child Growth Standards. These standards were developed using data collected in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study. …

I launched the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health in September 2010 because I believed the global community could and should do more to save the lives and improve the well …

Jan 28, 2022 · Child SurvivalKey facts In 2020 an estimated 5 million children under the age of 5 years died, mostly from preventable and treatable causes. Approximately half of those deaths, 2.4 million, …

The WHO provides expanded tables for constructing national health cards based on weight-for-age standards, aiding in child growth monitoring and assessment.

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