Child growth - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 19, 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 obesity. …
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 …
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 …
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 data. …
Care for child development: improving the care of young children
Jul 26, 2012 · Early childhood development (ECD) – including the sensori-motor, social /emotional and language /cognitive capacities – is indivisible from the child survival, health and education agendas …
Lead poisoning - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 27, 2024 · Lead is a naturally occurring toxic metal found in the Earth’s crust. Its widespread use has resulted in extensive environmental contamination, human exposure and significant public health …
Clinical trials in children - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 mortality and causes of death - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 …
Length/height-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO)
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Measles - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 28, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on measles providing key facts and information on signs and symptoms, who is at risk, transmission, treatment, prevention and WHO's work on in this area.