Child health
Sep 28, 2025 · 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 …
Child maltreatment - World Health Organization (WHO)
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, …
Child Health and Development - World Health Organization (WHO)
Child Health and DevelopmentThe goal of the Child Health and Development Unit is to end preventable child deaths and promote the healthy growth and development of all children in …
Child growth - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 29, 2025 · Child malnutrition is a major public health issue worldwide. An estimated 144 million children under age 5 are stunted, 47 million are wasted and 38.3 million have overweight or …
Child growth standards - World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO Child Growth Standards Documentation The following documents describe the sample and methods used to construct the standards and present the final charts.
World Patient Safety Day 2025
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 …
Children and young people’s mental health: the case for action
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 …
Inclusion for every child: reaching every child affected by …
Nov 20, 2024 · Every child has the right to quality health care, including the 1.25 million children and young adolescents who fell ill with TB in 2023. The theme of this year’s World Children’s …
Child growth standards - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 27, 2006 · Overview The Training Course on Child Growth Assessment is a tool for the application of the WHO Child Growth Standards. It is intended primarily for health care …
Levels and trends in child malnutrition: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank …
May 23, 2023 · The Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) released in 2023 reveal insufficient progress to reach the 2025 World Health Assembly (WHA) global nutrition targets and SDG …