Child growth - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 22, 2025 · The WHO Child Growth Standards are a diagnostic tool used to monitor and assess the nutritional status of infants and young children worldwide. By tracking children’s …
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 …
Child maltreatment - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 5, 2024 · Overview 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, …
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 …
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 …
Clinical trials in children - World Health Organization (WHO)
Why perform clinical trials in children? Children are a unique population with distinct developmental and physiological differences from adults. Clinical trials in children are essential …
Every child's rights as an individual - World Health Organization …
Sep 30, 2022 · Home / Tools and toolkits / Your life, your health - Tips and information for health and well-being / Know your rights / Rights across life phases - Newborns and children under 5 …
Length/height-for-age - World Health Organization (WHO)
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Weight-for-length/height - World Health Organization (WHO)
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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.