This guide builds a case for private sector partnerships, highlighting how businesses can leverage their assets, expertise, voice and influence to increase vaccination in the MENA region. It presents ...
The global health community is devoting considerable attention to adolescents and young people, but risk of death in this population is poorly measured. The article aims to analyze levels and trends i...
The global number of under-five deaths was cut by almost half over the last two decades – down to 5.0 million in 2021 from 9.9 million in 2000. While progress on reducing under-five mortality since 20...
With sustained global commitment, progress on childhood stunting, overweight, wasting, exclusive breastfeeding, low birth weight, and anaemia in women of reproductive age needs to continue towards the...
The World Health Organization and global partners sought to identify existing measures of confidence in childhood vaccines, as part of a broader effort to measure the range of behavioural and social d...
This brief summarizes current evidence and guidance for maintaining safe and effective care across the spectrum of maternal, newborn and infant care while protecting mother and child and health care p...
Stillbirths are a major public health issue and a sensitive marker of the quality of care around pregnancy and birth. A first step to prevent stillbirths is obtaining standardized measurement of still...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) call for all countries to reach an under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) of at least as low as 25 deaths per 1000 livebirths and a neonatal mortality rate (NMR) of at l...
Although children have a better chance of survival now than they did two decades ago, progress has been inconsistent around the world. Demographic and epidemiological transitions around the world have...