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.
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Six years to the SDG deadline. Six actions to reduce unacceptably high maternal, newborn and child deaths and stillbirths.
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8 December 2024
WHO recommendations for management of serious bacterial infections in infants aged...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed guidelines for the management of infants aged 0-59 days with serious bacterial infections (sepsis, meningitis,...
10 November 2024
List of key WHO-recommended maternal and newborn health commodities
This document provides a list of key WHO-recommended maternal and newborn health commodities and aims to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. It consolidates...
29 October 2024
WHO guideline on the prevention and diagnosis of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic fever (RF) and Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are a preventable public health problem in low- and middle-income countries and in marginalized...