Child and adolescent health

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• WHO supports health workforce development in Tajikistan
  10-05-2012
  A three-day, capacity-building workshop for paediatricians was held on 24–26 April 2012 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Organized by WHO in cooperation with the Ministry of Health's Republican Pediatrician Center and Child Surgery, the workshop provided training in the use and adaptation of an innovative computerized tool (ICATT) developed to help countries implement the WHO/UNICEF strategy on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI).
• Should we be worried about teenagers?
  02-05-2012
  The latest report from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, based on interviews with over 200 000 young people, is out. The study’s International Coordinator explains some of its key findings, current trends and how HBSC began. Read more …
• WHO report reveals teenagers do not get a fair deal on health
  02-05-2012
  Widespread inequalities mean that many young people in the WHO European Region and North America are not as healthy as they could be, according to a new report on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, published by the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
• Latest Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study being launched on 2 May in Edinburgh, Scotland
  27-04-2012
  Latest Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study being launched on 2 May in Edinburgh, Scotland
• Second Series on Adolescent Health is published by The Lancet
  26-04-2012
  The Second series of reports on Adolescent health has been launched  in connection  with the  45 Session of the United Nations Commission  on Population and Development. 1.8 billion  youth  aged 10-24 represent the largest  generation of young people in  history. Reports present a conceptual framework  on the importance of adolescent health from a life-course perspective,  give insight  into the influence  of certain social determinants  on adolescent health,  indicate protective factors effective across  a range of health risk behaviours,  as well as display data from  multi-country databases for a number of selected indicators  important for major health outcomes in young people and  other issues. Each report provided  recommendations for possible  future actions.
• Progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4, 5 and 6 in the WHO European Region: 2011 Update
  20-04-2012
  As called for by Regional Committee for Europe Resolution EUR/RC57/R2, this report constitutes the biennial update on the progress made towards the health-related Millennium Development Goals in the European Region. It draws on the most recent data sources available, as of July 2011, for Millennium Development Goals 4, 5 and 6 on, respectively, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, and combating HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases (including tuberculosis).
• De-worming campaign in Tajikistan launched
  20-04-2012
  The initial phase of Tajikistan’s first countrywide de-worming campaign began on 16 April 2012, and will continue until 27 April. Nearly 50% of children in Tajikistan have parasitic worms according to a 2011 survey.
• Adolescent health in Europe gets a new promoter
  30-03-2012
  On 20 March 2012 the first Collaborating Centre to support WHO’s work in strengthening health systems for adolescent and school health, and in improving adolescents’ access to age appropriate services was designated in Switzerland.
• State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World
  19-03-2012
  The report State of the World's Children 2012 is telling about the experience of childhood in urban world.
• Adolescent girls’ health
  07-03-2012
  Girls are more vulnerable than boys to certain health risks and conditions, such as depression and some sexually transmitted infections. WHO/Europe underlines the importance of targeted, gender-responsive policies, for International Women’s Day, 8 March.
• The series of “Young people’s health as a whole-of-society response”
  21-02-2012
  The series of “Young people’s health as a whole-of-society response” shows that gender differences and inequalities affect various aspects of illness, health and wellbeing in girls and boys in the European Region.
• WHO/Europe draws attention to child maltreatment prevention policy briefs on violence against children
  07-02-2012
  The United Nations Secretary-General’s report on violence against children has heightened awareness in Member States of the victimization of children worldwide. In this context, the WHO Regional Office for Europe has produced policy briefings on the Public health approach to preventing child maltreatment in the WHO European Region and The cycles of violence: the key facts.
• National workshop on preventing interpersonal violence, Nicosia, Cyprus, 17-18 January 2012
  07-02-2012
  A two day national workshop on the prevention of interpersonal violence was hosted by the Ministry of Health of Cyprus with technical support from the violence and injury prevention teams of the WHO Regional Office of Europe and WHO Headquarters. Multidisciplinary stakeholders attending the meeting represented not only the health sector, but also the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.
• Register for webinar: Prevention of child maltreatment and associated impairment: an evidence-based overview
  10-01-2012
  Registration is open for this WHO webinar which will take place 19 January 2012, with presentations by Dr Harriet MacMillan, Professor, Psychiatry, Behavioural Neurosciences, Pediatrics, McMaster University, Canada and Dr Christoper Mikton, WHO headquarters, Switzerland.
• Albania Success stories in improving mother and child health
  03-01-2012
• National Introductory meeting on improving quality of pediatric care in Turkey
  07-12-2011
  The main goal of the meeting was to initiate constructive dialogue with the major stakeholders, including clinicians, hospital managers, academicians and international partners on broad strategic approach for improving the quality of pediatric hospital care.
• National seminar calls for better prevention of child self-harm in the Czech Republic
  02-12-2011
  The Czech Minister of Health, Dr Leos Heger, and the Head of the WHO Country Office, Dr Alena Steflova opened a national seminar on child self-harm and violence prevention in Prague, Czech Republic, on 14 November 2011, which was attended by about 50 stakeholders from various sectors.
• Promoting multisectoral collaboration on child and adolescent health in Azerbaijan
  14-11-2011
  With technical support from WHO/Europe, the Ministry of Health organized a workshop in November that brought together officials from the Ministry, the State Committee on Women, Family and Children’s Affairs, representatives of other ministries (education, youth and sport, labour and social protection), and national programmes and institutions, major partners (WHO, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)) and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) involved in maternal, child and adolescent health.
• High food prices contributing to malnutrition in Tajikistan
  10-11-2011
  Data from household surveys in rural Tajikistan in July 2011 show that 29.1% of children are stunted and 12.5% are wasted. WHO/Europe is assisting the country to develop a national action plan on nutrition.
• Children’s right to health in Ukraine: investing in the future
  21-10-2011
  With the Ministry of Health and international partners, WHO/Europe experts in child and adolescent health and development and vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization, and the WHO Country Office, Ukraine conducted an international workshop “The Right of a Child to Health” under Ukraine’s chairmanship in the Council of Europe within the framework of VII Ukrainian Congress of Pediatricians, on 12 October 2011 in Kyiv.
• Workshop on improvement of supervisory system in Tajikistan for better maternal and child health programme
  06-10-2011
  A workshop on improvement of a supervisory system in Tajikistan for better maternal and child health programme took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 12-17 September 2011.
• Cervical cancer prevention – programme managers meet in Istanbul to strengthen decision-making and share experiences and best practice
  05-10-2011
  More than 40 Member States will meet in Istanbul to review progress and share experience, best practices and lessons learned within cervical cancer prevention. The meeting will take place 11-12 October 2011.
• Healthy nutrition in schools
  23-09-2011
  Schools offer an opportunity to promote healthy eating habits that children can carry into adulthood, and to reach into the wider community.
• Computer tool to improve healthcare delivery
  21-09-2011
  A capacity building workshop on maternal health in Moldova on 20-22 September introduces a computer-based tool to calculate the cost of health care in a specifically defined area.
• Better child and maternal health in Kazakhstan
  24-08-2011
  One third of infant deaths in Kazakhstan could be avoided using simple tools and techniques. WHO/Europe has successfully piloted a maternal and child health project in three regions.
• International Conference on Non-ionizing Radiation and Children’s Health, 18–20 May 2011, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  26-07-2011
  The Conference reviewed what is known about children’s sensitivity of to non-ionizing radiation and discussed whether current policies were adequate to protect children. The evidence indicates that current guidance is adequate.
• Entre Nous special issue focussing on maternal and child health in Kazakhstan
  11-07-2011
  Issue No 74 of Entre Nous, “Improvement of maternal and child health in Kazakhstan” describes how politicians, managers and clinicians, supported by WHO and the European Union, have begun to transform out-of-date practice by introducing evidence-based care.
• National workshop on reorganization of school health services and referrals
  24-06-2011
  Acknowledging that school health services are well placed to help improve young people’s health status, knowledge, skills and attitudes and to promote health and prevent disease, the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan asked WHO to provide technical support for the process of reforming the organization of school health services. This work included a national workshop held by WHO and the Ministry on 1–3 June 2011.
• Implementing the national strategy on child and adolescent health and development
  24-06-2011
  The Government of Tajikistan approved the strategy in 2008. It was developed with technical support from WHO and based on the European strategy for child and adolescent health and development. The implementation of the strategy was assessed in May 2011, using the WHO tool to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the European strategy. Tajikistan was the first country in the WHO European Region to apply this tool.
• Report from the Intercountry Meeting on Improving Paediatric Hospital Care published
  24-06-2011
  The purpose of this WHO-Regional Office for Europe Intercountry Meeting on Improving Paediatric Hospital Care – Lessons Learned held in October 2010 was to review Member States’ experience and progress in improving childcare in hospitals, and to discuss challenges, disseminate technical guidance and decide on the next stage for further improving paediatric hospital care in the European Region. Particular emphasis was on how to strengthen the rights of child-patients to optimal health care. Participants identified options that could possible fill gaps and overcome obstacles at all levels and health providers, from national to community, and came up with recommendations on a specific set of actions. Dissemination of the meeting’s outcome could contribute to improve paediatric hospital care in all European Member States.
• National health promotion conference on child and youth health in Estonia
  20-06-2011
  The annual conference, held in Tartu on 10 June 2011, focused on child and youth health. The participants gathered information on the current state of young people’s health and health determinants, and studied obstacles to creating a safer and healthier environment for young people. The proposals made were published in the conference memorandum.
• Report on the WHO partnership working group meeting, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Scotland), 27-29 March 2011
  10-06-2011
  WHO collaborating centres are designated by the WHO Director-General to carry out activities in support of WHO’s programmes. This partnership working group meeting, held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Scotland) from 27 to 29 March 2011, provided an opportunity for collaborating centres and partners in the WHO European Region who have a focus on health promotion, public health and the social determinants of health to network with each other. It also allowed representatives from WHO and EuroHealthNet to describe essential areas of current work with a view to identifying how collaborating centres and partners can contribute. The report provides brief summaries of presentations, discussions and agreed actions arising from the meeting.
• Scaling up Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy implementation in Turkmenistan
  28-04-2011
  The Ministry of Health, Turkmenistan and the medical industry, in cooperation with WHO/Europe, UNICEF and USAID organized a stakeholders meeting on scaling up the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy implementation and strengthening the health system support in Ashgabat, 12-13 April 2011.
• Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) training in Uzbekistan
  28-04-2011
  In Uzbekistan, a WHO/UNICEF strategy for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) was adopted as a key strategy to improve health of children under five. The strategy is currently in the implementation phase nationwide.
• Improving survival and care of newborns in Turkmenistan
  27-04-2011
• WHO and the EU commend the work of the National Mother and Child Health Centre in Astana
  12-04-2011
  WHO and the European Union will present the commemorative plaque to the National Mother and Child Health Centre for the contribution on improving maternal and child health in Kazakhstan.
• Drug-resistant tuberculosis continues to spread: new report
  18-03-2011
  A new report, Tuberculosis surveillance in Europe 2009, a joint publication from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and WHO/Europe to mark World TB Day 2011, provides evidence for concern about the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and the persistence of TB among children.
• The impact of health and health behaviours on educational outcomes in high-income countries: a review of the evidence
  14-03-2011
• Strengthening community involvement in maternal, neonatal and child health in Albania
  10-03-2011
• Are we on track? Progress towards MDG 3, 4 and 5 in Europe. Entre Nous 71, 2011
  10-02-2011
• Promoting young people's health in the Republic of Moldova
  10-02-2011
• Workshop on school health services and referrals reform. Kyiv, Ukraine, 8-11 February 2011
  10-02-2011
• Exclusive breastfeeding for six months best for babies everywhere
  24-01-2011
• New report on improving hospital care in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
  03-01-2011
• European governments promise equal health rights for children with special needs
  30-11-2010
• Children’s right to family life
  25-11-2010
• Countries agree on actions to improve the quality of hospital care for children in the WHO European Region
  10-11-2010
  Quality care for children is the delivery of safe, effective and equitable mother and child friendly interventions to ensure the best possible health outcomes to all children. For all health manager policy makers and health professionals, providing a quality medical care is an ethical imperative. For mothers and children, quality of care is a fundamental right 
• Data on school children’s health behaviour: important input for health policy
  04-11-2010
  Representatives of the network of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, covering 43 countries and regions, met in Copenhagen, Denmark on 3–5 November to discuss the framework for the report to be issued in late 2011. The data gathered by the study over the past 26 years have influenced policy-making for young people across the WHO European Region, including legislation on smoking in schools, policy on alcohol use and guidelines on bullying. They have also been instrumental in putting young people’s mental health high on the political agenda.
• Progress regarding MDGs 3, 4 and 5. Draft conclusions from WHO meeting of national focal points for family and community health in Durres, Albania.
  06-10-2010
• New WHO report calls for leadership and partnership in addressing Youth-friendly health policies and services in the European Region
  29-09-2010
• Achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on improving Child and Maternal Health and Gender Equality in the WHO European Region
  28-09-2010
• Forty young Europeans are murdered each day, 16 of them with a knife. A new WHO report shows how these deaths can be avoided
  21-09-2010
• HEPA Europe project on physical activity and sports promotion among children: exchange of experiences
  21-09-2010
  HEPA Europe project on physical activity and sports promotion among children: exchange of experiences
• Improving pediatric hospital care – lessons learned. Inter-country meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, 19-21 October 2010
  06-08-2010
• Achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on improving Child and Maternal Health and Gender Equality in the WHO European Region - Upcoming meeting of focal points in Albania, Durres, 28-30 September
  21-06-2010
  WHO/Europe is organizing a meeting for Government officials, UN agencies and other partners with the overall aim to review the progress in achieving MDGs 3, 4 and 5 in the WHO European Region, and identify immediate and long term actions for the reduction of child mortality and improvement of maternal health in the region. The meeting will emphasize how gender inequalities impact on the achievement of MDG 4 and 5.
• Social determinants of child and adolescent health – Findings from the International Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study
  08-06-2010