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 …

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 …

Sep 28, 2025 · Child healthVast disparities exist around the world in a child’s chances of survival, with low- and middle-income countries disproportionately affected. Sub-Saharan Africa has the …

WHO child growth standards: growth velocity based on weight, length and head circumference: methods and... In 1993 the World Health Organization (WHO) undertook a comprehensive …

Nov 5, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on child maltreatment providing key facts and information on the scope of the problem, consequences, prevention and WHO response.

Because their bodies work differently, it’s important to create child-specific medicines and treatments instead of just modifying adult doses and therapies. Clinical trials in children need …

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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 …