The WHO maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (MNCAH) e-handbook is a vital resource for ministry of health programme managers, offering essential guidance for implementing effective health programmes. It provides concise overviews of key activities and interventions along the life course. By referencing relevant WHO documents, the e-handbook ensures that programme managers have access to evidence-based strategies and best practices tailored to various contexts. This streamlined approach supports efficient programme design and execution, ultimately helping to enhance health outcomes and achieve universal health coverage goals. This handbook contains a prioritised list of documents; for a full list of documents go to the:
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.
Programme manager's handbook for maternal, child and adolescent health
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7 September 2025
WHO labour care guide: implementation resource package
The WHO Labour Care Guide advances evidence-based, respectful, and person-centered intrapartum care by strengthening health workers’ capacity for...
7 August 2025
Compendium on respectful maternal and newborn care
The compendium supports efforts to end mistreatment and achieve respectful maternal and newborn care, marking a decade since the WHO’s 2014 statement...
25 July 2025
In vitro diagnostic tests for serious bacterial infection, including neonatal sepsis, among infants aged...
An estimated 2.3 million newborns die each year. Low- and middle-income countries bear the greatest mortality burden, with sepsis contributing 15%. It...