The World Health Organization (WHO) is part of a new programme aimed at giving children and teenagers the skills and knowledge needed to support their friends during traumatic events.Read more
The idea of health-promoting schools is not new. Defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), these are schools that are “constantly strengthening their capacity as a healthy setting for living, learning and working” for all...Read more
“What human invention has caused more deaths than World War I or the Spanish flu, both among the worst killers of all time? It’s the modern road transport system. Since the automobile came into being...Read more
The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, will become the next city to reap the benefits of the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s expertise through the establishment of a new early years initiative.Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Argentina is working with child autism non-profit partner PANAACEA to support caregivers of children with developmental delays and disabilities in the capital Buenos Aires, through the Caregiver Skills Training...Read more
The mother of a London girl who died from air pollution exposure has called for a new international law that forces governments to clean up the environment for future generations.Read more
A landmark ruling has found that a nine-year-old girl who died in 2013 after an acute asthma attack is the first person in the UK – and possibly the world – to have ‘excessive air...Read more
Severe pneumonia leaves an estimated 4.2 million children under the age of five in 124 low- and middle-income countries with critically low oxygen levels each year, new analysis shows.Read more
A Dutch-inspired partnership project is championing ‘city cycling’ is show how its importance to children’s health and well-being should be a core part of urban planning.Read more
Children aged 12 and over should wear face masks, in line with recommended practice for adults in their country or area, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
While little is known about how children transmit...Read more
The World Health Organization has launched a new kit for school students aged 13-17 to alert them to the tobacco industry tactics used to hook them to addictive products.
Every year the tobacco industry invests...Read more
Young people in The Netherlands are still very positive about relationships, are unlikely to experience bullying, and have few psychological issues.Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) and dozens more humanitarian partners have produced a new story book to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19.Read more
Child professionals working in the health sector may be interested in new coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The WHO has made available links to various publications regarding the rights, roles and responsibilities...Read more
THE global COVID-19 (corona virus) pandemic has resulted in an outpouring of information resources regarding the risks and implications for children and young people.
As more and more countries impose strict measures on the movement of...Read more
The global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has now been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (pandemic), and the virus has spread to many countries and territories.
While COVID-19 continues to spread, it...Read more
