Child and Adolescent Health
General
The Lancet series: Child survival
This year, 10.8 million children younger than five years will die...
Strategic Directions for Improving the Health and Development of Children and Adolescents
The document Strategic directions summarizes priority areas for WHO action based on global evidence.
Report of the Global Consultation
Report of the Global Consultation on Child and Adolescent Health and Development, A Healthy Start in Life
Special Report: Better Health for Poor Children
This document describes the need to address the issue of relations between poverty and child health.
Infant feeding
HIV and infant feeding: Framework for priority action
Breastfeeding is normally the best way to feed an infant.
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Special issue based on a WHO Expert Consultation on Complementary feeding.
Complementary feeding
Report of the Global Consultation, and Summary of Guiding Principles for complementary feeding of the breastfed child.
The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding. A systematic review
This review summarizes studies comparing the effects of exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months versus exclusive breastfeeding for 3-4 months on child health, growth and development, and on maternal health.
The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding. Report of an expert consultation
This report summarizes the objectives of the consultation as well as the findings, recommendations for practice and research.
Infant and Young Child Feeding
This tool is designed to help users assess the strengths and weaknesses of policies and programmes for protecting, promoting and supporting optimal feeding practices in their local setting , and determine where improvements may be needed to meet the aim and objectives of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding.
Breastfeeding and maternal medication
This document has been developed to help the health worker decide whether a mother who is breastfeeding and who need treatment with drugs can take the necessary medication and still continue breastfeeding safely.
Child and health development
Child Health Research. A Foundation for Improving Child Health
The global effort to improve child health begins with research. Great strides to successfully deal with many of the conditions and deseases that threaten the health and development of children have already been taken.
Improving Child Health in the Community
This short pictoral brochure was developed for and with the Interagency Working Group on Household and Community IMCI, to support advocacy and explain, in simple terms, what comprises community IMCI.
Management of the child with a serious infection or severe malnutrition.
A manual for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first referral level in developing countries.
IMCI Model Chapter for Textbooks
The model chapter for textbooks was created to help authors and editors incorporate the content of IMCI into local and international textbooks and reference books.
Adolescent health and development
Growing in Confidence: Lessons from eight countries
Growing in confidence. Lessons from eight countries in successful scaling up of adolescent health and development programming.
Boys in the picture
This multi-language advocacy document makes the case for why programme and policy makers should pay more attention to adolescent males, based on epidemiology and gender considerations.
Broadening the Horizon. Balancing protection and risk for adolescents
Research data from more than 50 countries confirm that there exist strong protective factors against health compromising behaviours in adolescents.
Global consultation on Adolescent Friendly Health Services
This document is intended for individuals and organisations, in both developed and developing countries, interested in promoting the health and development of adolescents.
Adolescent Friendly Health Services. An agenda for change
This document is intended for policy makers and progamme managers in both developed and developing countries, as well as decision makers in international organizations supporting public health initiatives in developing countries.