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Maternal health

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  • Maternal and perinatal health
  • Integrated Management of Pregnancy and Childbirth (IMPAC)
  • Adolescent pregnancy
  • Skilled birth attendants
  • Midwifery
  • MDG5: improving maternal health

Child health

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  • Child mortality
  • Nutrition
  • HIV and infant feeding
  • Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
  • Early child development
  • Child rights
  • MDG4

Newborn health

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  • Newborn care at birth
  • Postnatal care
  • Care of the preterm and/or low-birth-weight newborn
  • Care of the HIV-exposed or infected newborn
  • Management of newborn illness and complications

Adolescent health

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  • Adolescent friendly health services
  • Adolescent development
  • Adolescent pregnancy
  • Adolescent mental health
  • HIV and young people
  • MDG6: combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases



Quick facts

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  • 10 facts on breastfeeding
  • 10 facts on child health
  • 10 facts on adolescent health
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Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MCA)
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1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland

Tel.: +41 22 791 3281
Fax: +41 22 791 4853
E-mail: mncah@who.int

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