May 19, 2025 · Child health, growth and development are inseparable. In 2016, at least 250 million children were not able to reach their full physical or psychological development. This …

Jan 28, 2022 · Malnourished children, particularly those with severe acute malnutrition, have a higher risk of death from common childhood illness such as diarrhoea, pneumonia and …

Jun 12, 2012 · Guideline on management of pneumonia and diarrhoea in children up to 10 years of age Pneumonia and diarrhoea account for 23% of under-five mortality and were responsible …

Aug 9, 2023 · Preventive chemotherapy (deworming), using annual or biannual a single-dose albendazole (400 mg) or mebendazole (500 mg) b is recommended as a public health …

More than three-quarters of all children with severe wasting lived in Asia and another 22 percent lived in Africa. Current levels of overweight have persisted for the last two decades in almost …

Stunting - Children who suffer from growth retardation as a result of poor diets or recurrent infections tend to be at greater risk for illness and death. Stunting is the result of long-term …

Nov 29, 2022 · Violence against children includes all forms of violence against people under 18 years old, whether perpetrated by parents or other caregivers, peers, romantic partners, or …

Dec 11, 2024 · Groups at high risk of a malaria infection include children under 5, women and girls, Indigenous Peoples, migrants, people with disabilities, and people in remote areas with …

Apr 3, 2025 · An estimated 144 million children under age 5 are stunted, 47 million are wasted and 38.3 million have overweight or obesity. Around 45% of deaths among children under 5 …

Sep 15, 2023 · Using findings from research and practice and guided by the tenets of international human rights conventions, this WHO-UNICEF Global Report on children with developmental …