Child Health and Development
The goal of the Child Health and Development Unit is to end preventable child deaths and promote the healthy growth and development of all children in the first decade of their life.

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Nurturing care and men’s engagement : thematic brief

This brief, aimed at policymakers and programme designers, explores what to consider when designing or adapting services to engage men in providing...

Improving early childhood development

Enabling young children to achieve their full developmental potential is a human right and an essential requisite for sustainable development. Given...

Guideline: updates on the management of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children

This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on a number of specific issues related to the management of severe acute malnutrition...

Care for child development: improving the care of young children

Early childhood development (ECD) – including the sensori-motor, social /emotional and language /cognitive capacities – is indivisible from the...

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