
Infant nutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 28, 2023 · Proper infant nutrition is fundamental to a child’s continued health, from birth through adulthood. Correct feeding in the first three years of life is particularly important due to …
WHO outlines recommendations to protect infants against RSV ...
May 30, 2025 · Today, WHO published its first-ever position paper on immunization products to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – the leading cause of acute lower …
WHO Guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young …
Oct 16, 2023 · This guideline provides global, normative evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age living in low, middle- …
Newborn health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 7, 2025 · To ensure every child survives and thrives to reach their full potential, we must focus on improving care around the time of birth and the first week of life. The high rates of …
Global childhood vaccination coverage holds steady, yet over 14 …
Jul 15, 2025 · In 2024, 89% of infants globally received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, and 85% completed all three doses, …
WHO prequalifies first maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccine
On 12 March 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified the first maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to protect infants against one of the most common …
世卫组织提出保护婴儿免受呼吸道合胞病毒感染的建议
May 30, 2025 · 世界卫生组织(世卫组织)今天发布首份关于保护婴儿免受呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV)感染的免疫产品的立场文件。呼吸道合胞病毒是全球儿童急性下呼吸道感染的主要致 …
Caring for a newborn - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 30, 2022 · Home / Tools and toolkits / Your life, your health - Tips and information for health and well-being / Life phase / Newborns and children under 5 years / Caring for a newborn
Preterm and low birth weight infants
Preterm infants are born at less than 37 weeks gestational age and low birth weight infants are born with a birth weight below 2.5kg regardless of gestational age. An estimated 15 million …
Infant and young child feeding - World Health Organization (WHO)
Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health. Thereafter, in order to meet their evolving nutritional requirements, …