Child health
May 19, 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 Health and Development - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jun 12, 2012 · 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 …
Child mortality (under 5 years)
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, …
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 …
Guideline on management of pneumonia and diarrhoea in …
Dec 31, 2024 · Pneumonia and diarrhoea account for 23% of under-five mortality and were responsible for an estimated 1.17 million deaths in children under five globally. Furthermore, …
Every child's rights as an individual - World Health Organization …
Apr 7, 2025 · Home / Tools and toolkits / Your life, your health - Tips and information for health and well-being / Know your rights / Rights across life phases - Newborns and children under 5 …
Length/height-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO)
Girls table- Length-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentiles) Download: PDF ǀ Excel Girls table- Length-for-age: Birth to 2 years (percentiles) Download: PDF ǀ Excel Girls table- Height-for …
Deworming in children - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 9, 2023 · Soil-transmitted helminth infections are among the most common infections in humans, caused by a group of parasites commonly referred to as worms, including …
Children's environmental health
Jun 15, 2021 · Children are constantly growing. They breathe more air, consume more food, and drink more water than adults do, in proportion to their weight. Children's systems are still …
People in Gaza starving, sick and dying as aid blockade continues
May 12, 2025 · The risk of famine in Gaza is increasing with the deliberate withholding of humanitarian aid, including food, in the ongoing blockade. The entire 2.1 million population of …