Child health
Sep 28, 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 …
World Patient Safety Day 2025
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 …
Child growth - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 …
Child growth standards - World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO Child Growth Standards Documentation The following documents describe the sample and methods used to construct the standards and present the final charts.
Children and young people’s mental health: the case for action
Jun 2, 2025 · WHO advocates for a comprehensive response to the mental health needs of children and young people, with a focus on strengthening policies and legislation; promoting …
Child maltreatment - World Health Organization (WHO)
Overview Child maltreatment is the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, …
Weight-for-length/height - World Health Organization (WHO)
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Length/height-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO)
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Weight-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO)
Girls table- Weight-for-age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentiles) Download: PDF ǀ Excel Girls table- Weight-for-age: Birth to 5 years (percentiles) Download: PDF ǀ Excel
WHO Anthro Survey Analyser and other tools
The WHO Anthro Survey Analyser To facilitate re-running of nutritional survey data based on standardized approach, WHO has developed an online tool to analyse child anthropometric …