Child health 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
Child Health and Development - World Health Organization (WHO) 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
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing We lead WHO’s work on the life course so that every pregnant woman, mother, newborn, child, adolescent, and older person will survive, thrive and enjoy health and well-being
Weight-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO) The WHO provides expanded tables for constructing national health cards based on weight-for-age standards, aiding in child growth monitoring and assessment
Child mortality (under 5 years) - World Health Organization (WHO) Child Survival Key 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
Child and adolescent mental and brain health 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
Addressing child and adolescent mental health 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
Child growth standards - World Health Organization (WHO) 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