Child health Protecting 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 reducing the mortality rate of young children. Among other encouraging statistics, the number of children dying before the age of 5 was halved from 2000 to 2017, and more mothers and children are surviving today ...
An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates released today. Most of these deaths are preventable with proven, low-cost interventions and access to quality health care.
Progress in reducing child deaths slows as 4.9 million children die ...
Child Health and Development The 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 the first decade of their life.
Infant and young child feeding is a key area to improve child survival and promote healthy growth and development.
Child mortality and number of deaths Causes of child death Stillbirths If you have any feedback, you are welcome to write it here. If you need to access the old Global Health Observatory data, you can do it here. But before you leave, please provide us your feedback about our new data portal.
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 providers who measure and assess the growth of children or who supervise these activities. The course is designed for use over 3 1/2 days. It teaches how to measure weight, length and height, how to interpret growth indicators ...
Child health Childhood and adolescence lay the foundation for the development of individual health and well-being and human potential. The experiences and care received during this time in the course of life have lasting impacts that carry into adulthood. Prioritizing child and adolescent health can significantly contribute to addressing many of today's regional health priorities. These ...
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 to pass rigorous ethical evaluations and meet certain standards before being allowed to recruit patients. Can I enroll my child in a clinical trial?
Childhood and adolescence are critical stages of life for mental health. This is a time when rapid growth and development take place in the brain. Children and adolescents acquire cognitive and social-emotional skills that shape their future mental health and are important for assuming adult roles in society. The quality of the environment where children and adolescents grow up shapes their ...
Child health Protecting 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 …
An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates released today. Most of these deaths are preventable …
Child Health and Development The 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 the first decade of …
Child mortality and number of deaths Causes of child death Stillbirths If you have any feedback, you are welcome to write it here. If you need to access the old Global Health Observatory data, you can do it …
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 providers who measure …
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 to pass rigorous …
Child health Childhood and adolescence lay the foundation for the development of individual health and well-being and human potential. The experiences and care received during this …
Childhood and adolescence are critical stages of life for mental health. This is a time when rapid growth and development take place in the brain. Children and adolescents acquire cognitive and social …
Why perform clinical trials in children? Children are a unique population with distinct developmental and physiological differences from adults. Clinical trials in children are essential to develop age-specific, empirically-verified therapies and interventions to determine and improve the best medical treatment available. Ethical Implications The ICTRP is committed to promoting the conduct of ...
WHO/Europe supports countries to improve the mental health and well-being of children, adolescents and young people. Childhood, adolescence and young adulthood are critical stages of life for mental health and well-being, when people develop skills in self-control, social interaction and learning. Negative experiences – at home due to family conflict or at school due to bullying, for example ...