- Child health
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 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 than
- World Children’s Day Message 2025 - “My Day, My Rights”
As the world marks World Children’s Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for decisive, accelerated action to uphold the rights of every child, regardless of nationality, community, or circumstance, to health, protection and life-saving care Every child has the right to health, protection, education, life-saving care, and to have their voice heard Yet millions of children and
- 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 the first decade of their life
- Child mortality (under 5 years)
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, 2 4 million, occurred among newborns (in the first 28 days of life) While the global under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) fell to 37 deaths per 1000 live births in 2020, children in sub-Saharan continued to have the highest
- World malaria report 2024 - World Health Organization (WHO)
Each year, WHO’s World malaria report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of trends in malaria control and elimination across the globe
- Nutrition and Food Safety - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) Department is addressing the burden of disease from physical, chemical and microbial hazards in food and unhealthy diets, maternal and child malnutrition, overweight and obesity
- World Children’s Day: accelerating access to better medicines for children
On World Children’s Day, the Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) is renewing its call to action for improved access to essential and age-appropriate medicines for children
- World Patient Safety Day 2025
This year, the theme is “Safe care for every newborn and every child”, with the slogan “Patient safety from the start!”, recognizing the vulnerability of this age group to risks and harm caused by unsafe care
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