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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Reducing maternal mortality remains a central global health priority within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which call for substantial...
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,...