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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Responsive feeding is part of nurturing care and an essential aspect of adequate childhood nutrition and responsive caregiving. This brief is...
Despite gains in childhood survival, more effort is needed to improve the well-being of children with developmental delays and disabilities. All children,...
12 February 2026
Nurturing care and men’s engagement : thematic brief
This brief, aimed at policymakers and programme designers, explores what to consider when designing or adapting services to engage men in providing...