A nurse in England has launched a scheme that will help residents of her local town support children with asthma – and hopefully see it become the UK’s first ‘asthma-friendly’ town.Read more
Childhood obesity is a major public health concern in the UK. Surveys conducted in 2017 and 2018 showed that 28 per cent of children aged from two to 15 in England were overweight or obese.Read more
The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway rank as the top three ‘wealthy’ children based on their health, well-being and education, according to childrens’ charity UNICEF.Read more
Air quality experts are calling for restrictions on car use during school runs after a report found that children face a threefold increase in air pollution. Read more
Diagnoses of mental disorders and drug prescriptions among school-age children have skyrocketed over the last two decades. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that 20 per cent of children experience mental disorders – such as...Read more
A novel water treatment device that automatically chlorinates public water taps has helped significantly cut child diarrhoea rates in two urban districts of Bangladesh.
With access to clean water still a huge problem in deprived neighbourhoods...Read more
