The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) have created new free online course which they say recognises ‘the urgent need to empower all healthcare providers to safeguard children’s health amidst...Read more
Accra, Ghana’s capital, is the latest major city to host a comprehensive ‘clean air’ project headed by the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) that focuses chiefly on the health implications for children and young people.Read more
In the hustle and bustle of urban life, where traffic jams and pollution are commonplace, the humble bicycle stands out as a beacon of sustainable transportation.Read more
The European Court of Auditors has warned that the EU and its member states need to âmove their efforts up a gearâ to reach targets of halving road deaths and serious injuries by 2030.Read more
A report that explores ‘guiding principles’ for developmentally-appropriate online mental health content for young people has been published by the World Health Organization (WHO).
It follows an important meeting in October when WHO and the British...Read more
Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to protect children, who are being ‘trapped’ at an early age by manufacturers using social media to market thousands of flavours, says the World Health Organization (WHO).Read more
A cross-European & philanthropic partnership has announced new funding that will move the eradication of polio – one of the world’s deadliest diseases affecting children – a step closerRead more
Children’s rights will likely be one of the core focus areas of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) first-ever global research agenda on health, migration and displacement, shaping research on understanding the health needs of all...Read more
Children’s charity UNICEF has announced an agreement to secure supply of the worldâs second malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M.
It marks a significant milestone on the journey towards meeting the high demand for doses of new vaccines...Read more
As cities become more congested, traffic fatalities continue to rise and the impacts of climate change escalate, the need for sustainable and safe transportation solutions has reached a critical juncture.Read more
More needs to be done to protect the health of children and adolescents from the negative impacts of air pollution, according to European Environment Agency (EEA) air quality assessments.Read more
Mexico City’s efforts to improve the design and management of routes to and from school for children have been recognised at the inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit.Read more
The cognitive functioning of children who were exposed to lead in their drinking water is more than five decades later, according to researchers in the USA.Read more
Living in urban environments can pose a variety of health-related challenges. Limited opportunities to keep active, alcohol and other substance abuse, and social and financial inequity all contribute to unhealthy lifestyles, and some of these...Read more
A new global health alliance hopes to fix a ‘glaring disparity’ in the treatment of AIDS by ensuring no child living with HIV is denied treatment.Read more
