Poor mental health often plays a role in adults killing children. But it is primarily about violence
Recently, two babies died on opposite sides of the country. The first was a seven-month-old boy, found dead after being...
Children
The world’s children suffer brunt of wildfire smoke health impacts
Around 270,000 children under the age of 5 die every year from breathing wildfire smoke, with 99% of these...
Exercise eases mental health struggles in children and teens
Many children and teenagers are struggling with mental health. Anxiety and depression are common, and the numbers are rising. Parents...
![Iraq and World Health Organization Celebrate World Health Day 2025 with the Launch of the National Strategy for the Health of Women, Children, and Adolescents [EN/AR] – Iraq](https://reliefweb.int/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/previews/cc/0f/cc0f16f4-b63e-438f-929b-cda0a049452d.png "Iraq and World Health Organization Celebrate World Health Day 2025 with the Launch of the National Strategy for the Health of Women, Children, and Adolescents [EN/AR] – Iraq")
Iraq and World Health Organization Celebrate World Health Day 2025 with the Launch of the National Strategy for the Health of Women, Children, and Adolescents [EN/AR] – Iraq
Baghdad, 24 April 2025 - In celebration of World Health Day 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with...
Racial Disparities Significant in Children Receiving Nutrition, Lifestyle Counseling
Children with high blood pressure (BP) experienced significant racial and ethnic disparities when receiving nutrition and lifestyle counseling, according to...
Children should be more resilient, say experts
BBCJane Graham has been a school nurse for nearly 20 years – and during this time the nature of her...
Urgent referrals of children in mental health crisis in England rise 13% in year | Mental health
The number of children referred to emergency mental healthcare in England has risen by 10% in a year, with lengthy...
Mysterious disease in Congo mostly strikes children
A mysterious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected more than 400 people and killed more than 30,...
Second round of polio vaccination in the Gaza Strip aims to vaccinate over half a million children
The second round of an emergency polio vaccination campaign is scheduled to start on 14 October 2024 in Gaza, to...
