Nutrition and Food Safety - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 …
World malaria report 2024 - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 11, 2024 · Each year, WHO’s World malaria report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of trends in malaria control and elimination across the globe
Teens, screens and mental health
Copenhagen, 25 September 2024New data from the WHO Regional Office for Europe reveals a sharp rise in problematic social media use among adolescents, with rates increasing from 7% …
Countries pledge to act on childhood violence affecting some 1 …
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 …
Guideline on management of pneumonia and diarrhoea in …
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 …
Advancing access to better paediatric medicines on World …
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 …
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 …
People in Gaza starving, sick and dying as aid blockade continues
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 …
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, …
Weight-for-length/height - World Health Organization (WHO)
Percentiles: girls Girls chart- Weight-for-length: Birth to 2 years (percentiles) Girls chart- Weight-for-height: 2 to 5 years (percentiles)