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- 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
- Child maltreatment - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on child maltreatment providing key facts and information on the scope of the problem, consequences, prevention and WHO response
- Child mortality (under 5 years) - World Health Organization (WHO)
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
- Length height-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO)
Home Tools and toolkits Child growth standards Standards Length height-for-age
- Child Maltreatment - World Health Organization (WHO)
4 Provide support and services to victims of child maltreatment, including mental health and psychosocial services 5 Collaborate with other sectors to address child maltreatment – especially social welfare, protection, education and criminal justice sectors WHO Resources:
- Levels and trends in child malnutrition: UNICEF WHO World Bank Group . . .
Child malnutrition estimates for the indicators stunting, severe wasting, wasting and overweight describe the magnitude and patterns of under- and overnutrition The UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) inter-agency group regularly updates the global and regional estimates in prevalence and numbers for each indicator
- Children and young people’s mental health: the case for action
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 enabling environments (in homes, schools, communities, workplaces and digital spaces) and building preventive and care services
- Weight-for-length height - World Health Organization (WHO)
Home Tools and toolkits Child growth standards Standards Weight-for-length height
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