Publication Date
2002
175 p|ill
This book aims to put lifesaving knowledge about children‘s health into the hands of those who need it most: parents, caregivers, health workers, government officials, journalists and teachers. This edition has updated information on safe motherhood, early childhood development, nutrition, HIV/AIDS and other major causes of childhood illnesses and death. In simple language, it emphasises practical, effective, low-cost ways of protecting children‘s lives and promoting their development
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Keywords
Development/ Humanitarian; WASH; Disability and social diversity; children with disabilities; Enabling environments; road systems; Health; diseases: communicable diseases (CD); acute respiratory infections; diarrhoea; malaria; diseases: neglected tropical diseases (NTD); schistosomiasis; issues: malnutrition; issues: maternal and child health; sexual health; systems: health workforce; systems: service delivery; treatment and prevention