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Child development

Children represent the future, and ensuring their healthy growth and development ought to be a prime concern of all societies. Children are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition and infectious diseases, many of which can be effectively prevented or treated.

RELATED SITES

- Child and Adolescent Health and Development
- Children's environmental health
- WHO Child Growth Standards
- Towards better child health and development (South-East Asia Region)

PUBLICATIONS

- New publication: WHO Child Growth Standards: methods and development
- Publications: Child growth and development

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- Nutrition: child growth and development


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