Child health
Nov 26, 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 health and …
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 enabling …
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 obesity. …
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 risks due to …
Child maltreatment - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 5, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on child maltreatment providing key facts and information on the scope of the problem, consequences, prevention and WHO response.
Violence against children - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 26, 2025 · 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, negligence …
Patrones de crecimiento infantil
Las tablas con los patrones de referencia de la OMS para el crecimiento (5-19 años), de 2007, se basan en un nuevo análisis de los datos de 1977 del Centro Nacional de Estadísticas de la Salud. Estos …
Child growth standards - World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO Child Growth StandardsThis web site presents the WHO Child Growth Standards. These standards were developed using data collected in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study. …
Levels and trends in child malnutrition: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank …
Jul 21, 2025 · Child malnutrition estimates for the indicators stunting, severe wasting, wasting and overweight describe the magnitude and patterns of under- and overnutrition. The UNICEF-WHO …
Child mortality (under 5 years) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 28, 2022 · 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, …