Children’s right to receive care
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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Children have the right:
- To expect all adults to do what is best for them
- Adults should act in the best interests of children
- Adults should think about how decisions can have an impact on children
- Children have the right to know and live with parent(s) who care for them unless it is bad for them to do so
- In some cases, children might live with members of the extended family or community, or legal guardians
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All →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
Risk stratification analyses for programmes and research in newborn and child health, Meeting report, Geneva, Switzerland, 12-14 March 2024
Paediatric drug optimization for respiratory syncytial virus: meeting report, April 2025
Digital adaptation kit for birth defects surveillance: operational requirements for implementing WHO recommendations in digital systems
Reports
All →Meeting report: CHAT TAG Virtual meeting 10-12 February 2025
Transforming the paediatric medicines ecosystem: strategic roadmap 2025–2030
Frequently asked questions on sexual and gender diversity, health and human rights: an introduction to key concepts
WHO paediatric quality product profile assessment tool
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