Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing

We lead WHO’s work on the life course so that every pregnant woman, mother, newborn, child, adolescent, and older person will survive, thrive and enjoy health and well-being.

About us

A pregnant woman consults an expert during an antenatal visit.

A close-up photo in a hospital setting depicting a midwife providing assistance to a mother during a breastfeeding session.

Technical areas of work

Monitoring and evaluation

Strategic directions 2023-2030

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Our activities

Journal articles

MCA and COVID-19 pandemic response: Resources and information

Six years to the SDG deadline. Six actions to reduce unacceptably high maternal, newborn and child deaths and stillbirths.

Advisory groups

Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) for MNCAH and Nutrition

The Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent health (GAMA)

Mother and Newborn Information for Tracking Outcomes and Results (MoNITOR)

Child Health Accountability Tracking Technical Advisory Group (CHAT)

Technical Advisory Group on Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation of UN Decade of Healthy Ageing

Our latest publications

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Competency and outcomes framework for adolescent health and well-being

This document describes health workers’ competencies and behaviours necessary to advance universal health coverage for the world’s adolescents. The framework...

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Global standards for quality health care services for adolescents

This publication is an updated version of the document published in “2015” under the title “Global standards for quality health-care...

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Report of the 11th Meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, 10–12 June 2025

This is the report from the 11th meeting (June 10- 12 2025) of the strategic and technical advisory group of experts (STAGE) for maternal newborn child...

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