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 31, 2024 · WHO had not developed clinical guidance on the management of these conditions in children 5–9 years of age, which is a gap being addressed in response to calls from national …

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 …

May 12, 2025 · The risk of famine in Gaza is increasing with the deliberate withholding of humanitarian aid, including food, in the ongoing blockade. The entire 2.1 million population of …

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 …

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, …

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

Dec 2, 2024 · An estimated 1.8 million children aged 0-14 were living with HIV at the end of 2019, and 150 000 children were newly infected. An estimated 100 000 children died of AIDS-related …

WHO fact sheet on child maltreatment providing key facts and information on the scope of the problem, consequences, prevention and WHO response.