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 …
Child mortality (under 5 years)
Jan 28, 2022 · Child Survival Key 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, …
Advancing access to better paediatric medicines on World Children’s Day
Nov 20, 2024 · To honour World Children’s Day, WHO and its Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) partners are bringing attention to needs, as well as initiatives to foster …
Violence against children - World Health Organization (WHO)
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, which …
World Children’s Day Message 2025 - “My Day, My Rights”
Nov 20, 2025 · As the world marks World Children’s Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for decisive, accelerated action to uphold the rights of every child, regardless of nationality, …
Helping children learn, be happy and thrive
Mar 5, 2020 · Children learn when we talk and engage with them Learning happens constantly for a young child: when they move their body, hear and use language, experience new things or places, or …
To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more
Apr 24, 2019 · Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, …
Improving the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents ...
Mar 2, 2024 · To survive and thrive, children and adolescents need good health, adequate nutrition, security, safety and a supportive clean environment, opportunities for early learning and education, …
Children's environmental health
Jun 15, 2021 · Environmental risks that children are particularly vulnerable to include air pollution, inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene, hazardous chemicals and wastes, radiation, climate …
Obesity and overweight - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 8, 2025 · Obesity and overweight fact sheet from WHO providing key facts and information on causes, health consequences, double burden of disease, prevention, WHO response.