World Health Organization
Q&A on COVID-19 and breastfeeding
Fact sheet
04 May 2020
A Q&A page on COVID-19 and breastfeeding.
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World Health Organization
Helping children cope with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak
Article
18 Mar 2020
The World Heath Organization published 6 mental health and psychosocial support coping strategies to help children to deal with the stress which may arise as a result of the 2019-nCoV outbreak.
World Obesity
Global Atlas on Childhood Obesity
Report
03 Oct 2019
The atlas presents data for every country based on their current and predicted levels of obesity in children, the risk factors and the presence of government policies to tackle obesity, such as restricting the marketing of foods to children, encouragement of physical activity and nation guidelines for healthy diets. Based on these factors the Atlas gives each country a score for their childhood ob...
NCD Alliance
Delivering healthy lives and well-being for women and girls
Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 Jun 2019
With Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) causing two of every three deaths of women each year, action to implement Universal Health Coverage (UHC) must recognise and address sex and gender differences in NCD risk factors, care pathways and outcomes if services are to be targeted effectively and deliver healthy lives and well-being for women and girls around the world. This policy brief outlines s...
Every Woman Every Child
Saving Lives Protecting Futures: Progress Report on Global Strategy for Women and Children's Health 2010-2015
Report
07 May 2019
This report measures progress of the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health towards the achievement of Millennium Development Goals 4, 5, and 6. The report also mentions areas that require heightened mobilization and development; lessons learned from the past 5 years of Global Strategy work are reviewed and accompanied by further recommendations for future work.
Public Health Institute (PHI)
Inspiring Youth, Growing Change: Nurturing strong minds for a healthy community
Report
08 Apr 2019
The goal of this report is to document changes resulting from local projects from the youth in the project to the built environment. It also seeks to capture an understanding of themes that can inform future health promotion and youth development work.
Every Woman Every Child
Indicator And Monitoring Framework For The Global Strategy For Women’s, Children’s And Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030)
Report
18 Feb 2019
This report presents the indicator and monitoring framework for the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, (2016-2030) focusing on its Survive, Thrive and Transform objectives and 17 targets. It also details the selection process for the indicators and implications for monitoring, measurement, investments and reporting.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Child Protection in Emergencies
Report
18 Feb 2019
This briefing gives an overview of child protection in humanitarian action, including the global interagency minimum standards for child protection. It highlights the necessary actions and available tools to ensure child protection.
World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines
Guide
15 Feb 2019
The WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines has been updated every two years since 1977. The current versions are the 20th WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) and the 6thWHO Essential Medicines List for Children (EMLc) updated in March 2017.
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
The State of the World's Children: Maternal and Newborn Health
Report
07 Jan 2019
This report examines critical issues in maternal and newborn health, underscoring the need to establish a comprehensice continuum of care for mothers, newborns and children.
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Clear the air for children
Report
02 Jan 2019
A study on the impact of air pollution on children. The study found that around 300 million children currently live in areas where outdoor air pollution exceeds internation guidelines by at least six times.
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Unless we act now: The impact of climate change on children
Report
13 Dec 2018
This report aims to build the evidence base on children and climate change by focusing on the major climate-related risks; children’s current and future exposure to these risks; and the policies required to protect children from these risks.