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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Strategic directions 2023-2030
Six years to the SDG deadline. Six actions to reduce unacceptably high maternal, newborn and child deaths and stillbirths.
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This brief provides a monitoring-oriented synthesis of the most recent global, regional and national estimates of maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) for...
17 April 2026
Making every school a health-promoting school: implementation guidance for school health services
Schools are powerful platforms for improving health and well-being. This guidance provides practical strategies to implement and strengthen school health...
Despite gains in childhood survival, more effort is needed to improve the well-being of children with developmental delays and disabilities. All children,...
