Child health
May 19, 2025 · More than half of child deaths are due to conditions that could be easily prevented or treated given access to health care and improvements to their quality of life. At the same …
Child Health and Development - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jun 12, 2012 · 11th Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (MNCAHN) 10 – 12 June …
Every child's rights as an individual - World Health Organization …
Apr 7, 2025 · Report of the tenth meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, 12–14 Nov 2024 9 …
Child growth - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 3, 2025 · Child wasting refers to a child who is too thin for his or her height and is the result of recent rapid weight loss or the failure to gain weight. A child who is moderately or severely …
The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2024
Jul 24, 2024 · This report is the annual global monitoring report for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 targets 2.1 and 2.2 – to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. It …
Head circumference for age - World Health Organization (WHO)
Child growth standards. Standards; Head circumference for age Length/height-for-age; Weight-for-age; Weight-for-length/height; Body mass index-for-age (BMI-for-age) Arm circumference …
Children and young people’s mental health: the case for action
Jun 2, 2025 · Yet investment remains low: mental health receives less than 2% of national health budgets on average, with little allocated to children and adolescents. In low-income countries, …
Nutrition and Food Safety - World Health Organization (WHO)
Child malnutrition estimates for the indicators stunting, severe wasting, wasting, overweight and underweight describe the magnitude and patterns of under- and overnutrition. The UNICEF …
Child mortality (under 5 years) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 28, 2022 · Member States need to set their own targets and develop specific strategies to reduce child mortality and monitor their progress. In 2020, 125 countries have already met the …
Let’s make protecting children from violence a priority
Nov 6, 2024 · Every day, many millions of children around the world experience violence in their homes and communities, schools, and conflict-affected areas. This reality is unacceptable. …