Sep 28, 2025 · The leading causes of death among children include respiratory infections, diarrhoeal diseases, measles, malaria, malnutrition and newborn conditions. Many child …

Sep 1, 2025 · A single safety incident can have lifelong consequences for a child’s health and development. That’s why World Patient Safety Day 2025 is dedicated to ensuring safe care for …

Jul 21, 2025 · 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 …

Dec 11, 2024 · 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

Growth reference 5-19 years - Height-for-age (5-19 years)

Percentiles: girls Girls chart- Weight-for-length: Birth to 2 years (percentiles) Girls chart- Weight-for-height: 2 to 5 years (percentiles)

Nov 7, 2024 · More than 100 governments today made historic commitments to end childhood violence, including nine pledging to ban corporal punishment – an issue that affects 3 out of …

The WHO provides expanded tables for constructing national health cards based on weight-for-age standards, aiding in child growth monitoring and assessment.

Percentiles: girls Girls chart- Head circumference for age: Birth to 13 weeks (percentile) Girls chart- Head circumference for age: Birth to 2 years (percentile) Girls chart- Head …

Nov 29, 2022 · Violence against children has lifelong impacts on health and well-being of children, families, communities, and nations. Violence against children can: Result in death. Homicide, …